Naila Karamally

Climate Stewardship and Sustainable Investing Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Naila Karamally is a Climate Stewardship and Sustainable Investing Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). In her role, she supports C2ES’s Corporate Net-Zero Transition team’s investor-focused work on transition planning and related themes, including climate governance and just transition. This work includes analyzing companies, identifying leading corporate practices, and developing resources that strengthen investor engagement and support investment decision-making aligned with corporate transition, risk mitigation, fiduciary duty, and long-term value creation.

Prior to joining C2ES, Naila was a Senior Associate of Shareholder Advocacy at Ceres’ Investor Initiative on Climate and Sustainability. She also serves as co-chair of Clean Production Action’s Environmental Justice and DEI working group, which convenes investors, scientists, and sustainability professionals to promote more just and equitable corporate chemicals practices.

Naila received an MBA from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, where she created an individual concentration focusing on finance, social impact, and environmental sustainability.

Posts by Naila Karamally

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Redefining Fiduciary Duty: Climate Risk, Stewardship, and the Transition Imperative

This paper is part of C2ES’ Finance and Net Zero […]

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Leveraging Corporate Transition Plans for Investment Decision-Making

This paper is part of C2ES’ Finance and Net Zero Transition: […]

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Navigating the Finance Sector Net-Zero Transition: Levers for Decarbonizing in a Complex Landscape

Positioned at the center of global capital flows, financial institutions […]

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The State of Net-Zero Finance

This paper is part of C2ES’ Finance and Net Zero Transition: […]

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Fact Sheet: Corporate Low-Carbon Transition Planning: Best Practices & Recommendations to Support Credible Action

This fact sheet summarizes the Corporate Low-Carbon Transition Planning: Best […]

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Corporate Low-Carbon Transition Planning: Best Practices & Recommendations to Support Credible Action

Thousands of companies have set ambitious, interim 2030 carbon reduction […]

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