1、 1 Avivas Climate-Related Financial Disclosure 2019 Credit: Unsplash AV403358-RRDLB4365-0220.indd 123/03/2020 13:27 2 Avivas Climate-Related Financial Disclosure 2019 Climate change and extreme weather trends have been recognised as key risks facing the insurance, savings and investment industry and
2、 many regard the climate crisis as the greatest risk currently facing humanity. Aviva believes that unmitigated climate- related risks present a systemic threat to societal and financial stability over the coming decades. As Maurice Tulloch our Group Chief Executive Officer has said “The planet does
3、 not have time for excuses. Investors have a central role to play in moving the world to a low carbon future . The cost of doing nothing is far greater than any costs incurred by taking action.” Our responsibility as leaders is to ensure we understand the fast-changing world around us and we are tak
4、ing actions today to identify, measure, manage, monitor and report climate-related risks and opportunities. We are eager to help build a long-term sustainable future for our customers and investors and we believe that our actions will contribute to climate risk mitigation. Aviva is an asset owner wi
5、th assets under management to the value of 510bn, an insurer with IFRS gross written premiums of 31.2bn, and Aviva Investors has assets under management of 346bn. Aviva is committed to supporting a low carbon economy that will improve the resilience of our economy, society and the financial system i
6、n line with the 2015 Paris Agreement target on climate change. We have already invested 6bn in green assets since 2015 (3.8bn in low carbon infrastructure, 2.2bn in green and sustainable bonds). We welcome and fully endorse the recommendations of the Financial Stability Boards Taskforce on Climate-r