Engagement & Policy Working Group Across Asia company engagement and government policy are deeply interconnected. This working group’s combined focus helps investors understand how they can channel efforts in policy advocacy to drive more ambitious corporate climate action. Chair Paul Milon Director, Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International Contact Nigel DeCoopman Policy Manager, AIGCC Contact Nigel DeCoopman Our Activities The group contributed to the Investor Expectations of Asian Utilities report and provided feedback to the June 2021 launch of the Asian Utilities Engagement Program (AUEP), including plans for expansion. The work this group undertakes on engagement is complementary and in parallel with company engagement as part of Climate Action 100+. Download the Report Latest Engagement & Policy News, Resources, and Events. Background Briefing: The Economic Cost to Japan of Delayed Transition to Net Zero Based on data released by the NGFS – a global group of 141 central banks and financial regulators Policy Briefings | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | December 2024 Climate damage would deliver an almost 10 percent annual hit to Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if current global climate policy trajectories continue, according to new economic modelling. The analysis is derived from new data released by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).Read the Briefing Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy Climate Damage and Physical Impacts Likely to Wipe Out USD 9.2 trillion from Japan’s Economy if Current Global Policy Trajectories Continue 17 December 2024 Japan's GDP would suffer significant economic decline under current global climate targets, according to new scenarios released by a network of 141 central banks and financial regulators. Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy 気候変動による被害と物理的影響が、 現在の世界的な政策軌道を維持した場合、 日本の経済から9.2兆米ドルを消失させる可能性 17 December 2024 141の中央銀行および金融監督機関のネットワークが発表した新たなシナリオによると、現在の世界の気候変動目標の下では、日本のGDPは大幅な経済減退に見舞われることになると予測されている。 Decarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working GroupPolicy & Advocacy More than six hundred investors call on world governments at COP29 to implement critical climate policies 7 November 2024 The 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis represents the most comprehensive investor policy call on the climate crisis. It has closed with 650 investors representing $33 trn USD in AUM supporting the call for action. ChinaEngagement & Policy Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Agenda and ICAPsJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaTaiwanThailandVietnam Founding Partners of The Investor Agenda release updated guidance for investors to accelerate ambitious Investor Climate Action Plans 31 October 2024 The Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) Expectations Ladder and Guidance provides investors with clear steps they can take to support the global goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 or sooner. ChinaDecarbonising the EconomyEnergy Transition Working GroupEngagement & Policy Working GroupForest & Land Use Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureHong KongIndiaIndonesiaInvestor Agenda and ICAPsJapanMalaysiaNet Zero Investment FrameworkPhilippinesPolicy & AdvocacySingaporeSouth KoreaTaiwanThailandVietnam