1、2023 Global Asset Manager Survey Seeking to accelerate transition in emerging markets:overcoming barriers and increasing connectivity 2023 Global Asset Manager Survey2Although signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement are seeking to address climate change through government commitments and policy leve

2、rs,it is investors who are tackling the problem of where and how to deploy capital in support of climate goals.Asset owners and managers are not yet managing transformative portfolios which incorporate assets supporting the transition from an extractive fossil fuel-based economy to a green economy a

3、t scale.At COP28,the first Global Stocktake1 since the signing of the Paris Agreement will provide decision-makers with a comprehensive assessment of progress to date.In the same spirit,by“taking stock”of progress across global investment strategies,Mercer seeks to gain a better understanding of the

4、 ways in which climate action is taking shape across portfolios from the key drivers of progress to the gaps that still need to be addressed.To build a more holistic picture of how transition is being enabled by investment strategies and how it is set to evolve,Mercer surveyed more than 200 global a

5、sset managers including more than 100 managers investing in emerging and frontier markets with aggregate assets under management of over US$30 trillion.Building on our 2022 study,this year we sought to drill down into how transition is taking place across emerging and frontier markets.We include in-

6、depth analysis on the ways in which asset managers are investing across emerging and frontier regions on an asset class and regional basis.IntroductionSection 1:Assessing policies,positions and progress We assess global asset managers current climate investment policies and approaches,gauging year-o