How We Do It
OUR APPROACH
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2050 will require a fundamental transformation of the global economy.
We provide investors with exposure to the full value chain of this transformation, across asset classes.
We have a diverse team of experts to tackle this challenge with the backing of the industrial expertise in the Aker Group.
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Addressing a global investment challenge
We provide exposure to the Net Zero transition across the full value chain - from energy production, transmission, and efficiency, to carbon management. We invest in clean technologies and enabling operations.
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Bringing finance closer to industry
We have a diverse team of experts in finance, engineering, and climate risk. We draw on the industrial expertise of the Aker Group, and we aim to partner with leading industrial companies.
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Partnering with long-term investors
Our goal is to raise capital for solutions that will be fundamental for reaching Net Zero. We aim to enter into long-term partnerships with some of the world’s largest investors.
“We need another industrial revolution to reach net zero emissions by 2050.”
Yngve Slyngstad
Tackling this challenge is our investment strategy
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About USD 100 trillion in investments are needed to de-carbonise the world’s energy systems.
We invest in the technologies and sectors with the greatest growth potential throughout the Net Zero transition.
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The global economy needs to reduce net annual greenhouse emissions from 50 Gt of CO2e today to zero by 2050.
We invest in technologies and sectors with the greatest potential to de-carbonise the global economy.
Sustainable Development
The UN has set 17 goals to achieve sustainable development by 2030. These include access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, and combatting climate change and its impacts.
Investments aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2050 directly contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 7 (affordable and clean energy) and 13 (climate action), and support other Goals.
Sustainability is our investment strategy
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Climate leadership
Aligning capital flows with the transition to Net Zero emissions by 2050
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Beyond ESG
Integrating sustainability in all steps of the investment decision process
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Transparency
Enabling our partners to make informed decisions about the impact of their investments
Combining Aker knowledge & Broad Financial Experience
In the Aker Group we are fortunate to have a large number of colleagues with deep domain expertise, both technical and commercial, that together cover the totality and complexity of the Net Zero transition.
To leverage this expertise, Aker, Aker Solutions, and ICP launched the Aker Expert Network, a group of over 50 experts handpicked from across the Aker Group companies.
By actively utilizing this breadth and depth of expertise, we have an opportunity to actively contribute to enabling industry to achieve Net Zero.
OUR VISION
“Accelerate the Net Zero transition”
OUR MISSION
Solving the world’s largest investment challenges
In partnership with the world’s largest investors
By connecting industrial
and financial competence
OUR VALUES
Entrepreneurial
Create opportunities
Make it happen
Insightful
Expert knowledge, broad sharing
Challenge convention
Collaborative
Help teams succeed
Develop partnerships
Impact
Investors first
Deliver on priorities