Environment – 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 U.S. pension funds supporting changes to Exxon board in battle over climate change https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/u-s-pension-funds-supporting-changes-to-exxon-board-in-battle-over-climate-change/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=101618 As Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders continue their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively with climate change, several large U.S. institutional investors are backing a slate of alternative directors. The company announced Wednesday that three candidates nominated by a dissident group of shareholders, called Engine No. 1, had been elected to its board […]

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]]> Caisse, OMERS investing in sustainable energy sector https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/caisse-omers-investing-in-sustainable-energy-sector/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98105 The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is partnering with alternative investment manager Energize Ventures to promote digital innovation in the energy and sustainable industry sectors. The co-investment partnership will see the Caisse commit up to $125 million over the next three years to ventures targeted at digital technologies that will advance the sustainable […]

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]]> Operationalizing the “S” in ESG https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/events/conferences/operationalizing-the-s-in-esg/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:57:29 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/operationalizing-the-s-in-esg/ In the world of investing that incorporates environmental, social and governance factors, environment and governance have been very prominent parts of the conversation to date. And now, the pandemic is shining a new light on the importance of considering social factors in investment decision-making. At the Canadian Investment Review’s 2020 Global Investment Conference, Catherine Jackson, […]

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]]> BCI releases ESG strategy https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/bci-releases-esg-strategy/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:14:32 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/bci-releases-esg-strategy/ The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has released its environmental, social and governance strategy, which outlines its beliefs, principles, governance and how its investment strategies consider ESG factors. The strategy includes four components: integrate, influence, invest and insight. In particular, the BCI is focused on integrating ESG analysis and risk management into investment processes, influencing […]

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