The purpose of the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-Conscious Investment remains unchanged: to inform investment and engagement decisions that support the transition to global net zero emissions.
The Principles are intended to guide investors to generate returns in a way that is consistent with avoiding the worst impacts of climate change and that does not place the burden of mitigation onto future generations.
Since the Principles were first published in 2018, the landscape of climate-related standards, disclosures, and transition-planning frameworks has expanded significantly.
At the same time, increasing attention has shifted from corporate ambition alone toward credibility, implementation, and delivery. Recent years have also seen increased emphasis on energy security, affordability, and industrial competitiveness. These priorities do not remove the need for decarbonisation. Rather, credible transition pathways must increasingly navigate all three simultaneously.
The Oxford Martin Principles provide a concise and practical framework for assessing the baseline credibility of corporate transition strategies.
Authors: Alice Evatt, Stuart Jenkins, Alan Haywood, Tom Nelson, Charlotte Dyvik Henke, Helena Fazeli, Myles Allen, Cameron Hepburn.
