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. 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 Japan should set ambitious energy transition targets through the 7th Strategic Energy Plan – AIGCC position paper 24 October 2024 AIGCC recently submitted a position paper on Japan’s Strategic Energy Plan to Japan’s Basic Policy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy. Asia Utilities Engagement ProgramClimate Action 100+EnergyEngagement & Policy Working GroupGovernance & DisclosureJapanPolicy & Advocacy Position Paper on Japan’s Strategic Energy Plan Policy Submissions | Asia Investor Group on Climate Change | September 2024 AIGCC submitted a position paper on Japan’s Strategic Energy Plan to Japan’s Basic Policy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy.Read the Paper Decarbonising the EconomyEnergyEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanPhysical Impacts & ResiliencePolicy & Advocacy Supporting Investors in Japan’s Energy Transition and Decarbonisation 17 October 2024 In collaboration with Nissay Asset Management, AIGCC hosted two roundtables and a site visit as part of the Financial Services Agency’s (FSA) Japan Weeks in Tokyo on 3-4 October. These events were designed to drive greater private sector financing for Japan’s Energy Plan and support industrial decarbonisation across Asia. Asset Owners Working GroupDecarbonising the EconomyEnergyEngagement & Policy Working GroupJapanJapan Working Group