environmental issues – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:17:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Survey finds fewer U.S. institutional investors incorporating ESG into investment decisions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/survey-finds-fewer-u-s-institutional-investors-incorporating-esg-into-investment-decisions/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130526 Slightly more than a third (35 per cent) of U.S. institutional investors are incorporating environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions, down from a high of 49 per cent in 2021, according to a new survey by investment consulting firm Callan. The survey, which polled more than 100 institutional investors, found 50 per cent […]

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]]> Caisse, CPPIB not addressing scale of climate crisis in investments: think tank https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-cppib-not-addressing-scale-of-climate-crisis-think-tank/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105612 The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board’s investments “do not reflect the action needed to address the scale of the climate crisis,” according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, which reviewed the two organizations’ oil and gas investments between 2016 and […]

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]]> Asset managers reluctant to ink commitment to ESG into official product documents https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:07:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/ While many investors say they apply environmental, social, and governance considerations in their investment processes, few actually include them in formalized product documents. According to a report from Cerulli, most signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investment demonstrate ESG capabilities in public materials, like their websites. However, just 4.5 per cent of assets controlled by […]

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