The current Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) was relaunched as part of the Global Investor Coalition in September 2016 in Singapore. It currently operates as a subsidiary of the Australia and New Zealand based Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), operating under the governance and as part of the structure of the IGCC while maintaining an independent member network. Prior to 2016, AIGCC was previously established as an initiative set up in 2011 by the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA which is now PRI Asia), to create awareness among Asia’s asset owners and financial institutions about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and low carbon investing.

With a strong focus on international engagement, AIGCC participates in international collaborations to engage with global and regional investor organisations, including the development of major projects to leverage opportunities for maximum impact on policy and corporate engagement for asset owners and financial institutions.

AIGCC develops resources for investors, such as tools and guides to address specific investor needs around integrating climate change into investment processes and portfolios. AIGCC also collaborates with global investor climate networks to develop new research. AIGCC publications aim to provide the investment community with applicable and relevant resources and tools to assist in the transition to low carbon economies in Asia.

AIGCC is one of the four regional climate change investor groups that comprise the Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change (GIC), along with Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC – Europe), Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability (Ceres – North America) and IGCC (Australia & New Zealand). The coalition provides a global platform for dialogue between investors and governments on climate policy, facilitates corporate engagement on climate risk, and supports increased low carbon investment.

Goal:

The goal of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) is to engage and cooperate with Asia based asset owners, investors and the global investment community around climate finance and investment.