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Update on our signatory status with the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
25/02/2026
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As announced today by the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM), we have decided to continue our NZAM commitment while adjusting its scope.
Following the update of our strategy for sustainability in 2025 and the revised NZAM commitment statement, we reassessed our climate approach to reflect the continuously evolving regulatory environment, market dynamics and client expectations.
From February 2026, the scope of our former group-wide commitment will be adjusted to certain European legal entities of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA.
Following the updated NZAM commitment statement and the adjusted scope, we are currently revising our climate-related portfolio target which was initially published on the NZAM website in November 2021.
Our goal remains to create long-term risk-adjusted returns for our clients by balancing investment risks and opportunities, including those arising from material climate-related considerations.
Accordingly, our climate approach continues to focus on:
- Offering investment expertise and solutions that take climate-related investment risks and opportunities into account. We seek to support our clients in achieving their climate-related investment objectives, in line with the terms of their mandates, fund investment objectives, and other legal obligations.
- Working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our own operations to net zero by 2050.
- Providing transparency through our annual disclosures.
In 2025, the NZAM initiative underwent a comprehensive review to ensure that it “remains fit for purpose in the new global context” amidst the growing regulatory pressure and political scrutiny. Following its review, NZAM shared an updated commitment statement and announced a plan to resume its target and implementation activities and signatory listing in early 2026. On February 25, the initiative officially relaunched, publishing relevant information on its website.