Interview with Jake Barnett, Director of Sustainable Investment Stewardship at Wespath Institutional Investments and Patrick Peura, ESG Engagement Manager at Allianz
by Energy Council | Jan 12, 2023
During the latest episode of investor insights, we are joined by Jake Barnett & Patrick Peura, Co-Leads for the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, who discuss the importance of Oil & Gas companies having a holistic vision of what they need to look like to be successful in a transitioning world if they are to continue to have the ability to raise capital. They also talk us through the three categories of risk for why we need to be addressing climate change, giving us an insight into why pension & insurance funds care about climate change, and the financial risks that climate change poses to investment portfolios.
“We need to see and support a transition to a sustainable global economy in order to achieve the financial returns that our participants and institutional investors are reliant upon.”
Jake Barnett joined Wespath in January 2020. As the director of Sustainable Investment Stewardship (SIS) for Wespath and its subsidiaries’ investment programs, Jake leads Wespath’s shareholder advocacy and engagement efforts. Specifically, the SIS team focuses on engagement efforts that align with the values of The United Methodist Church and support the transition to a sustainable global economy. Previously Jake was an institutional consultant at Morgan Stanley’s Graystone Consulting where he focused on engagement with faith-based and impact-oriented institutional investors. Jake co-chairs the Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative, serves on the Climate Crisis Leadership Group for the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and serves on the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Stewardship Advisory Committee. Jake received his bachelor’s degree in Economics, International Studies and Political Science from Ohio Wesleyan University. He also holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation.
Patrick Peura serves as the Investor Engagement Manager at Allianz, taking this role in January 2019. Patrick leads the engagement and dialogue stream of their ESG approach for Allianz Investment Management's global investment portfolio, with approximate assets under management of 700 billion EUR. In addition, he is co-lead of the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance engagement activities.
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