Harrison Smith

Net Zero, Practice Lead

Harrison leads global net zero target setting initiatives and methodologies for asset owners and managers, helping institutional investors with their net zero targets, plans, strategies and disclosure. 

Prior to joining the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, Harrison managed the Australian and New Zealand network’s investor practices work, including the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, Paris Aligned Investment Initiative and the Net Zero Investment Framework. He paralegalled in the M&A team at Gilbert + Tobin before working as a corporate lawyer at MinterEllison for three years in the Banking and Finance team (specialising in Sustainable Finance and Social Impact) and working as part of the Climate Risk Governance team.

Harry is co-founder of Waste Revolution, Australia’s first plastic neutral certification, and is a company director for Indigo Power Foundation (a charity delivering renewable energy solutions to regional communities). Harry is also an angel investor in several climate tech start-ups.

Harry holds a bachelor of Laws & bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Monash University, and is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia.

Singaporean Investors Outperform Asian Market In Climate Action But Further Acceleration Is Needed In Climate Governance And Climate Solutions Investment

3 April 2025

New analysis of 18 influential Singapore-headquartered institutional investors with SGD$3.73 trillion (US$2.8 trillion) in collective assets under management (AUM).
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State of Investor Climate Transition in Asia 2025 (6th edition)

Report | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | April 2025

AIGCC’s report is the most comprehensive and reliable snapshot of how decision-makers in the region’s capital markets are managing climate and nature; perhaps the biggest factors influencing the region’s long-term economic development.

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230 of the largest investors across Asia, including 182 Asia-HQ investors managing US$46 trillion, continue to step up in climate action

3 April 2025

The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) today released its sixth annual State of Investor Climate Transition in Asia report. It shows that more institutional investors than ever are integrating climate into their investment processes with a strong interest in accelerating climate solutions and transition finance.
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In Depth Investor Briefing: AIGCC Investor Climate Transition (Tokyo)

In Depth Briefing | Nissay Asset Management, 1 Chome-6-6 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005 | 30 April 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) presents an exclusive event on the Investor Climate Transition, with support from MSCI and Nissay Asset Management. This session will take place at Nissay Asset Management's venue in Tokyo.
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