At Climate Week NYC, investors will call for financial institutions to urge world governments to enact five critical climate policies
The Founding Partners of the Investor Agenda publicly open the 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis
New York City – At Climate Week in New York City, investors will call on financial institutions to urge world governments to enact the critical policies needed to free up private financial flows for a just transition to a climate-resilient, nature-positive, low-carbon economy.
The Investor Agenda Founding Partner, Ceres, is hosting a two-day event featuring a high-level mainstage discussion with New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli to showcase the 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis, the most comprehensive call for a whole-of-government approach to the climate crisis. Investors will call on their peers and other financial institutions to sign on to the statement before Nov. 1. It will be presented to governments ahead of COP29 November 11-22.
The panel discussion will be held at Ceres at Climate Week on 25 September at the Nest Climate Campus and is open to accredited media.
The Global Investor Statement, which publicly opened on 17 September, has already garnered 534 financial institutions and their representatives with USD $29 trillion in assets under management. It has been supported by the Founding Partners of the Investor Agenda – AIGCC, CDP, Ceres, IGCC, IIGCC, PRI, and UNEP FI. Journalists interested in attending the event can register for Ceres at Climate Week here.
Confirmed speakers for the event include:
- Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller
- Rev. Kirsten Spalding, Vice President of Ceres Investor Network, Ceres
What: A Climate Week NYC event focused on the 2024 Global Investor Statement and the policies needed to free up private financial flows for the just transition to a climate-resilient, nature-positive, low-carbon economy.
When: 25 September – 10:00-11:00 EDT
Where: The Nest Climate Campus, Javits Center 429 11th Ave, New York City
Media Registration: Following the panel discussion, Ceres will hold a media availability at 11:00 a.m. ET (local time) in the Nest Climate Campus media hive studios to field questions from journalists about investor policy priorities and other relevant topics.
If you’re not available to attend Climate Week NYC, the Founding Partners of the Investor Agenda will be hosting a webinar on the Global Investor Statement titled “Call for Policy Action: Building Investor Momentum for a Whole-of-Government Approach to Climate Change” on Tuesday 1st October, for more information or to register now, visit the Investor Agenda website.
For more information, contact: news@theinvestoragenda.org.
About The Investor Agenda:
The Investor Agenda is a common leadership agenda on the climate crisis that is unifying, comprehensive, and focused on accelerating investor action for a net-zero emissions economy. The founding partners of The Investor Agenda are seven major groups working with investors: Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment and UNEP Finance Initiative.