The chief executives of three major investor groups are calling on the Biden administration to adopt policies that will enable the U.S. to ‘build back better’ and restore its climate leadership in the world. The organizations of the executives — Paul Simpson of CDP, Mindy Lubber of Ceres, and Fiona Reynolds of PRI — represent hundreds of institutional investors in the U.S. with tens of trillions of assets under management.

... [T]he CEOs applaud President Joe Biden for his quick executive actions putting the U.S. back in the Paris Agreement and restoring environmental protections. They also urge the U.S. Congress to enact multi-faceted infrastructure legislation to build a more just and sustainable net-zero economy.

... [T]he CEOs recommend: 

• Delivering a clean energy infrastructure plan that drives equitable wealth creation and job growth...
• Addressing climate change as a systemic financial risk...
• Implement domestic policies to meet net-zero targets and incentivize private investments...
• Advancing environmental justice to ensure a just transition to net-zero.