sustainable development goals – 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 Using green bonds to bridge sustainable development goal funding gap https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/using-green-bonds-to-bridge-sustainable-development-goal-funding-gap/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 03:26:58 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/using-green-bonds-to-bridge-sustainable-development-goal-funding-gap/ While 17 per cent of current investments by large public corporations are green, fewer than five per cent of corporate green investments in 2017 were financed by certified green bonds, which have the potential to play a bigger role, according to a report by Corporate Knights and the Climate Bonds Initiative. The report, which covered […]

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]]> Concordia becomes first Canadian university to issue sustainable bond https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/concordia-becomes-first-canadian-university-to-issue-sustainable-bond/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:44:18 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/concordia-becomes-first-canadian-university-to-issue-sustainable-bond/ Concordia University has launched a sustainable bond, with the aim of financing its share of the university’s new science hub while generating environmental and social benefits as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The issuance amounts to $25-million worth of debt at just over 3.6 per cent, functioning as a 20-year senior unsecured bond. […]

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]]> Institutional investors and the UN Sustainable Development Goals https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/institutional-investors-and-the-un-sustainable-development-goals/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:31:53 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/institutional-investors-and-the-un-sustainable-development-goals/ \MSCI Inc. and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development have collaborated on a joint research paper to facilitate discussions about how institutional investors can implement the UN’s sustainable development goals in their strategies. There are 17 sustainable development goals that aim to deal with challenges including climate change, income inequality and sustainable consumption. The target delivery dates […]

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