Investment Community
Both mainstream investment analysts and those who practice "Socially Responsible Investing" (SRI) have begun to assess companies in the auto sector for their exposure to climate risks and their positioning to take advantage of opportunities created by the issue. The Carbon Disclosure Project, for example, provides investors with a standard set of disclosures about company responses to climate change. We have participated in the project since its inception and have submitted five publicly available reports (www.cdproject.net).
The feedback we receive from regular communications with mainstream investors suggests that their primary interest at this point is in our plans to return to profitability. However, these investors recognize, as we do, that the success of those plans is affected by growing carbon constraints and market shifts influenced by concerns over climate change.
Our response to the issue is an additional – and increasingly important – element of our overall competitiveness. Thus, providing climate change-relevant information to investors and shaping our business strategy with climate change in mind are important elements of maintaining access to capital.
