carbon emissions – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Tracking indirect GHG emissions vital for institutional investors, says expert https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/tracking-indirect-ghg-emissions-vital-for-institutional-investors-says-expert/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:30:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=112209 Institutional investors seeking to reduce their portfolios’ carbon footprint should pay more attention to scope 3 emissions, says Priti Skokeen, head of environmental, social and governance research and engagement at TD Asset Management Inc. “Typically, when investors engage issuers on climate change, the focus tends to be on industries traditionally understood as high emitting, for […]

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]]> 2021 GIC coverage: Institutional investors proliferating net-zero commitments https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2021-gic-coverage-institutional-investors-proliferating-net-zero-commitments/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:59:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109145 As more companies shift to net-zero commitments in the face of climate change, institutional investors play a key role in proliferating the practice through where they invest their clients’ money, said Lloyd McAllister, head of environmental, social and governance research at Newton Investment Management, during a session at the 2021 Global Investment Conference. However, he […]

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]]> 2021 GIC coverage: A look at China’s expanding opportunity set for institutional investors https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/emerging-global-markets-canadian-investment-review/2021-gic-coverage-a-look-at-chinas-expanding-opportunity-set-for-institutional-investors/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:58:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109183 For all its dangers, there’s still considerable opportunity to be found in the Chinese investment space. At the 2021 Global Investment Conference, Anh Lu, portfolio manager for the Asia ex-Japan equity strategy at T. Rowe Price, said the trick to capitalizing on the opportunities in the world’s most populous country is to consider the long-term […]

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]]> Caisse investing in crypto lending platform, aligning corporate lending program with ESG performance https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-investing-in-crypto-lending-platform/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109247 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering the digital currency sector by joining a US$400 million investment round for a cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform. Alberta-based WestCap Group Inc. is the other co-lead investor in the funding round for Celsius Network, a blockchain-based investment platform aimed at high-net-worth retail and institutional investors. Read: AIMCo […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’, PSP, IMCO investing in net-zero fund, Caisse in medtech fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/ontario-teachers-psp-imco-investing-in-net-zero-fund-caisse-in-medtech-fund/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=104807 Three of Canada’s largest pension funds are investing in a new fund focused on the global transition to a net-zero economy. The Brookfield Global Transition Fund, founded by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., closed its funding after raising US$7 billion ($8.8 billion) with the help of the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan […]

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]]> Factoring in climate change in your investment decisions https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/factoring-in-climate-change-in-your-investment-decisions/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 04:58:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/factoring-in-climate-change-in-your-investment-decisions/ Caisse seeks 50% boost to low-carbon investment under new green-focused strategy

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]]> Litterman: Putting a Price on Climate Risk https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/litterman-putting-a-price-on-climate-risk/ Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:23:06 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/litterman-putting-a-price-on-climate-risk/ The earth's ability to absorb carbon emissions is a scarce resource... the question is what's the appropriate price?

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