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Canadian pension plans sign new investor statement on diversity and inclusion

mschmit — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:32:33 +0000

Canadian institutional investors representing more than $2.3 trillion in assets under management have signed a new statement on diversity and inclusion. The list of signatories on the joint statement, which was coordinated by the Responsible Investment Association, includes the Alberta Investment Management Corp., Bâtirente, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp., the Caisse de dépôt et […]

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OPTrust launches sustainable investing and innovation team with capital allocation mandate

mschmit — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:33:37 +0000

While the OPSEU Pension Trust has been focused on responsible investing for some time, it’s bringing its sustainability activities to the next level with the introduction of a sustainable investing and innovation team. Launched in late 2019, the team’s responsibilities will include continuing to strengthen the organization’s traditional responsible investing activities. It will also have […]

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Finding opportunity at the intersection of innovation and sustainability

mschmit — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:15:39 +0000

There are some major disruptions and challenges facing humanity. But, where there are challenges, there can also be opportunities. One example of a disruptive trend is aging, with people living longer. “That’s going to have, I think, pretty big implications for pension plans because we’re going to have to keep paying those benefits even more […]

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