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OMERS committing to net zero, UPP facing divestment calls from university staff

bwolfe — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:00:44 +0000

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System is the latest pension plan to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its total portfolio by 2050. In a press release, the OMERS said its path to net zero will be informed by the annual calculation and public disclosure of its total portfolio carbon footprint. The release also […]

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Tracking indirect GHG emissions vital for institutional investors, says expert

Gideon Scanlon — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:30:44 +0000

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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Institutional investors set to increase focus on ESG: survey

mdunne — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:00:34 +0000

Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of pension funds and other institutional investors expect to increase their focus on environmental, social and governance factors over the next three years, according to a new survey for SigTech. Pureprofile Pty Ltd., which surveyed 100 pension funds and institutional investors across Asia, Europe and North America, found that, while […]

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Top 2021 Money Managers Report: What questions should pension plan sponsors ask in 2022?

bwolfe — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:53:15 +0000

In the early days of 2020, no one could have foreseen the social and economic havoc the coronavirus pandemic would wreak on the world. Nearly two years later, as markets and economies continue to recover, Canadian pension plan sponsors are looking to their money managers to help light the way to a brighter financial future. […]

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Canadian investors less skeptical of corporate ESG than global average: survey

Gideon Scanlon — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:55:35 +0000

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors don’t believe companies can be trusted to achieve their stated environmental, social and governance commitments, according to a new survey by U.S. public relations firm Edelman. The survey looked at the opinions of institutional investment professionals from Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the […]

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Sounding Board: How institutional investors can manage the physical risks of climate change

Jennifer Paterson — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:00:45 +0000

With recent deadly heat waves and wild fires ravaging Canada’s west coast and large-scale flooding in the east, who can ignore the growing risk of extreme weather? Irrespective of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather events, driven by climate change, are projected to increase in frequency, intensity and duration through the 21st century, […]

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IMCO committing to net-zero emissions in investment portfolios by 2050

lbailey — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:00:46 +0000

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is joining the growing list of asset owners committing to reaching net-zero alignment in their investment portfolios by 2050 through joining the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative. “We are committed to playing our part in the design of a new financial system that can secure a net-zero future for the world […]

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COP26 highlighting importance of ESG, disclosure for institutional investors

bwolfe — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:00:11 +0000

As talks at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference winds down, 2022 is poised to become the “show me” year for environmental, social and governance factors and sustainability measures, says Eugene Lundrigan, president of Sun Life Capital Management Inc. This year’s conference, dubbed COP26, brought world leaders and thousands of delegates from participating countries to Glasgow, […]

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Employers focusing on employee-oriented interventions to reach climate goals: survey

lbailey — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:51 +0000

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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Net-zero transition offering opportunities for Canadian pension sector: report

bwolfe — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:28 +0000

Canada’s $4 trillion pension sector could enjoy immense commercial benefits by aligning with the transition to net-zero emissions and helping to mobilize $140 billion of low carbon investments per year, according to a new report by Corporate Knights, the Natural Step Canada and the Smart Prosperity Institute. It found Canada’s 12 largest pension fund managers […]

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