Deirdre Cooper: ‘The decarbonisation journey is literally just starting’ Ninety One Global Environment co-manager says we are quickly moving to a world that values all stakeholders, not just financial shareholders As someone who has spent two decades at the forefront of the impact investment industry, Ninety One Global Environment co-manager Deirdre Cooper is bowled over by the speed of change on the decarbonisation front. In the past year alone, the EU has launched a Green Deal, the US has re-joined the global fight against climate change under president Joe Biden and China, the world’s biggest emitter of CO2 emissions, has committed to being net zero by 2060.