Summary
The document serves as a checklist and action guide for individuals in asset management to assess their firm's climate readiness and advocate for the integration of climate risk and opportunities into investment portfolios.
Key insights
- The guide encourages asset management professionals to evaluate whether their firms possess a publicly available climate action plan and a functional understanding of the financial risks climate change presents to their portfolios.
- Professionals are advised to use a 'climate lens' when researching investment possibilities to identify opportunities in both climate mitigation and adaptation.
- The document suggests internal advocacy strategies for employees, such as forming green teams, using power-mapping tools, and organizing collective appeals to leadership via petitions or all-staff meetings to support climate-aligned investing strategies.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Project Drawdown (n.d.). Asset Management. https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/asset-management
- Chicago
- Project Drawdown. Asset Management. n.d. https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/asset-management.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Project Drawdown |title=Asset Management |url=https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/asset-management |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{projectdrawdownndasset, author = {{Project Drawdown}}, title = {{Asset Management}}, institution = {Project Drawdown}, url = {https://drawdown.org/job-function-action-guides/asset-management}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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