climate risk – 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 Employers focusing on employee-oriented interventions to reach climate goals: survey https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-focusing-on-employee-oriented-interventions-to-reach-climate-goals-survey/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111246 More than four in 10 (43 per cent) employers have implemented, started to implement or are considering climate metrics for their executive incentive plans, while another 27 per cent may consider these in the future, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. The survey, which polled more than 90 North American companies, found nearly half […]

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]]> Bâtirente appointing Éric Filion as CEO https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/batirente-appointing-eric-filion-as-ceo/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107825 Bâtirente is naming Éric Filion (pictured) as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 6. He’ll take over the position from Daniel Simard, who is retiring after 25 years as CEO. Simard will remain with Bâtirente as a special management advisor until June 30, 2022. Read: Bâtirente unveils new plan to optimize investments across all funds Since 2016, […]

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]]> Learn more about the Sustainable Investing Award finalists https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/learn-more-about-the-sustainable-investing-award-finalists/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:23:19 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/learn-more-about-the-sustainable-investing-award-finalists/ The Canadian Investment Review’s Sustainable Investing Award will be presented to a pension plan that has shown leadership and/or significant progress when it comes to incorporating sustainability into the investment process. This will consider sound practices related to environmental, social and governance matters across asset classes and can include considerations related to people management within […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ expanding relationship with Wellington to tackle climate risk https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/ontario-teachers-teaming-up-with-wellington-management-to-tackle-climate-risk/ Tue, 05 May 2020 07:26:37 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/ontario-teachers-teaming-up-with-wellington-management-to-tackle-climate-risk/ The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is expanding its strategic relationship with Wellington Management Co. to better integrate climate science research into its investments. Wellington and the Ontario Teachers’ are collaborating with the Woods Hole Research Center, a climate-change think tank, with the goal of applying research findings when executing the Ontario Teachers’ investment strategies and […]

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]]> How can investors ask the right questions when performing climate change risk analysis? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/how-can-investors-ask-the-right-questions-when-performing-climate-change-risks-analysis/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:20:35 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-can-investors-ask-the-right-questions-when-performing-climate-change-risks-analysis/ While many institutional investors understand that climate change poses risks to their portfolios, it can be difficult to nail down how to combat it. For a Canadian portfolio manager, looking over a selection of stocks from mining to utilities to forestry, it can be a daunting task to discern which material risks exist, said Blair […]

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]]> Translating climate risk into the language of investors https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/translating-climate-risk-into-the-language-of-investors-2/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 04:00:06 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/translating-climate-risk-into-the-language-of-investors-2/ A few decades ago, people were concerned about the depleting ozone layer. Then, in the late 1980s, the Montreal Protocol was ratified to phase out ozone depleting substances. Fast forward to today. The ozone hole is shrinking and is expected to completely close by 2060. “That says to me that if you get policy makers, […]

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]]> Canada Scores a C Minus for Flood Preparedness https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/canada-scores-a-c-minus-for-flood-preparedness/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 09:39:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/canada-scores-a-c-minus-for-flood-preparedness/ New research shows that it's putting pension assets at risk.

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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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