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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach<\/a> – 7 December 2021 –\u00a0AIA Group Limited<\/a> (<\/span><\/span>“<\/span><\/span>AIA” or the “Company”; stock code: 1299) announces its commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also commit<\/span><\/span>ted<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>addition<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AIA has complete<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>divest<\/span><\/span>ment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0directly-managed listed equit<\/span><\/span>y<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and fixed income exposure to coal mining and coal-fired power businesses, seven years ahead of schedule.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Lee Yuan Siong, AIA Group Chief Executive and President<\/b>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said, “Our commitment to net-zero by 2050 will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>support the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deliver<\/span><\/span>y of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0long-term sustainable value for our customers, our shareholders and our communities.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>AIA is wholly focused on Asia and, driven by our Purpose of helping people live\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Healthier, Longer, Better Lives, we have a responsibility to help address climate change and contribute to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sustainable and healthier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>development<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Asia.” \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Amita Chaudhury, AIA Group Head of Sustainability<\/b>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“<\/span><\/span>We know that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our communities<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span>\u00a0exposed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the damaging effects of climate change. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that extreme climate events will increase morbidity and mortality<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>particularly in<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Asia<\/span><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span>1<\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0AIA’s net zero<\/span><\/span>\u00a0commitment allows us to play an important role in reducing the risk<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that<\/span><\/span>\u00a0climate change poses to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>health of communities in Asia and to deliver on our Purpose<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>“<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n AIA’s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Science Based Targets (SBT) will be in line with the latest climate science necessary to meet the goals of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the Paris Agreement \u2013 limiting global warming to well-below 2\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5\u00b0C. These five-to-ten-year targets will be reviewed every five years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We will integrate the SBTi commitment into our US$286 billion investment portfolio(2)<\/sup> engagement processes, with the target that 100 per cent of in-scope investee companies establish their own SBT by 2040. Working closely with SBTi, we will set comprehensive targets for the Group’s operational emissions. The SBTi will also provide an independent assessment and validation of AIA’s targets.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Global industry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ESG\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leadership<\/span><\/span>\u00a0through coal divestment<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In the culmination of a multi-year exercise, we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>divest<\/span><\/span>ed<\/span><\/span>from our entire directly-managed listed equity and fixed income exposure to coal mining and coal-fired power businesses. We completed this divestment in October 2021, seven years ahead of our original target. AIA will make no new investments in businesses directly involved in coal mining or generating electricity from coal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This announcement builds on AIA’s long-term commitment to sustainability, including engagements with the United Nations Global Compact since 2016, the CDP since 2017 and Climate Action 100+ since 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We believe that investing in companies with sound Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices supports the delivery of sustainable outcomes and superior financial returns, enhancing our ability to meet our long-term financial commitments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Strong corporate governance oversees new net-zero commitment<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n AIA’s operational emissions will be overseen by a new Climate and Net-Zero Steering Committee that reports directly to the Group Chief Executive<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and President<\/span><\/span>. AIA’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief Investment Officer will have direct oversight of the integration of the Company’s net-zero commitment into its portfolio engagement process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Progress against our ambitious climate related goals will be regularly reported to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Company<\/span><\/span>‘s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Board of Directors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n AIA’s annual ESG Report\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will include updates on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>progress towards net-zero to ensure accountability and transparency.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will also continue to report on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>progress towards the UN Principles for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Responsible<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Investment (PRI), the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>towards<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n Largest pan-Asian life and health insurer to commit to net-zero emissions AIA has also completed divestment from coal mining and coal-fired power seven years ahead of target HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 December 2021 –\u00a0AIA Group Limited (“AIA” or the “Company”; stock code: 1299) announces its commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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