Fiera Capital, a global asset management firm, has set target for net zero by 2050 to minimize its environmental footprint. The company plans to disclose its emissions, including energy consumption, business travel, landfill waste, and paper use. Fiera Capital aims to expand its measurement and targets to other asset classes as methodologies and data become more accessible.

The company has already taken steps to reduce its emissions and achieve its net-zero targets. It joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative in August 2021, which brings together asset managers committed to combating climate change. Fiera Capital also discloses climate-related metrics to its clients, including weighted average carbon intensity, carbon footprint, and the percentage of portfolio companies with approved science-based targets. The company has built its own customized carbon metrics and attribution reports to compare the carbon footprint of portfolios against reference benchmarks.

Fiera Capital is committed to minimizing its environmental footprint in all its locations. It is currently working on measuring and assessing its corporate greenhouse gas emissions and aims to achieve a 90% reduction in financed emissions by 2030 in real estate and a 50% reduction in infrastructure. The company also strives to ensure that 70% of its financed emissions are either net zero, aligned with net zero, or subject to engagement by 2025 for its public markets strategies. The company is working towards aligning with a 55% reduction in the Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (WACI) of each portfolio's relevant benchmark by 2030, using a 2019 baseline.

The company acknowledges the challenges of capturing climate-related data for private assets but has been collecting portfolio emissions data since 2019. Fiera Capital uses the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) standard to calculate portfolio-wide metrics. It also tracks TCFD recommended carbon footprint metrics for its infrastructure investments.

In conclusion, Fiera Capital is committed to minimizing its environmental footprint and has set net-zero targets by 2050. The company is taking steps to measure and assess its emissions, disclose climate-related metrics to clients, and reduce its emissions through investments and engagement. By joining initiatives like the Net Zero Asset Managers, Fiera Capital is actively contributing to the global reduction in CO2 emissions and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Data Insights

From

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies representing the world’s largest industries. This analysis is combined with crucial details on strategic and investment priorities, innovation strategies, and CXO insights to provide comprehensive company profiles.