01 01.1 In conversation with Tobias Pross Principle 1 Introduction 01.1 In conversation with and Matt Christensen Tobias Pross and Matt Christensen 01.2 About AllianzGI AllianzGI CEO Tobias Pross and 01.3 W hat sustainable investing Global Head of Sustainable and means to us Answering your questions Impact Investing Matt Christensen 01.4 Acting on climate risks and opportunities discuss sustainable investing 01.5 Sustainability governance Tobias Pross highlights from 2021 and how 01.6 Shaping sustainable investing Chief Executive Officer, with our clients Allianz Global Investors they see the landscape developing 02 in future. Sustainable investing “ Sustainability is a fast-evolving space and it is vital we keep pace Q What did you see as the biggest 03 developments in sustainability Active stewardship with our clients’ thinking and during 2021? 04 major advances in understanding The most significant trend has been the AllianzGI as a sustainable business around both the challenges MC continued move of sustainability to the 05 and opportunities.” mainstream. ESG investing is no longer a niche Appendix – it is now seen as “business as usual”. We have reached a tipping point where investors are not just demanding that sustainability informs investment decisions, they expect it. This thinking has guided the build-out of our sustainability team and capabilities at AllianzGI over the Matt Christensen past year. We are led by opportunities in the Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, marketplace and the need for pragmatic Allianz Global Investors approaches that acknowledge the fact that perfect solutions to these challenges do not yet exist. “ We have reached a tipping point There are reasons to be optimistic about where investors now expect global progress towards sustainability goals. sustainability to inform investment Last autumn’s COP26 conference in Glasgow decisions. This thinking has guided could still prove to be a landmark on the path the build-out of our sustainability to net zero, while the European Green Deal and China’s net zero pledge are helping to team and capabilities at AllianzGI drive us towards a more sustainable future. over the past year.” The importance of “building back better” following the pandemic has come to the fore and will inform developments in the coming years. The opportunity to create more sustainable infrastructure and – crucially – to foster equitable growth must be seized wholeheartedly.