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73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey

bmcgovern — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:00:08 +0000

Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the plan’s investment considerations, according to a new survey included in the investment organization’s inaugural ESG report. The survey, which polled roughly 10,000 plan members, found nearly two-fifths (39 per cent) of […]

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How CAAT is supporting its ESG aspirations through responsible investments, team-building

bmcgovern — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:55:57 +0000

As an institutional investor, Asif Haque knows the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan has a responsibility to meet the rising challenge of climate change through responsible capital deployment. “[We] have a gigantic role to play in using our ownership and influence to engage with companies on their transition to a low-carbon future,” […]

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New ISSB guidelines aligning institutional investors globally on sustainability, climate-related disclosures

bmcgovern — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000

With the introduction of new sustainability and climate disclosure guidelines — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 — from the International Sustainability Standard Board in January, institutional investors now have the opportunity to gain alignment in measuring environmental, social and governance risks associated with their investment portfolios. Read: Research finds pensions struggle to determine metrics for ESG […]

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Lack of historical carbon emissions data impacts longstanding investment return modeling: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:31 +0000

A traditional method used to calculate expected returns and risk by institutional investors is limited by the scarce amount of available carbon emissions data, according to a report from BNP Paribas. The report, which used the MSCI world index and the MSCI world Paris-aligned benchmark index as investment universe benchmarks, found that when assessing the […]

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Morningstar to acquire Sustainalytics

mschmit — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:39:03 +0000

Two big players in the investment research space are joining forces. Morningstar Inc., a U.S.-based independent research firm is fully acquiring Sustainalytics, a Dutch-domiciled firm specializing in environmental, social, and governance ratings and research. Morningstar already took on a 40 per cent ownership stake in Sustainalytics in 2017 and will be buying the remaining 60 […]

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How can institutional investors capture South Korea’s next wave of growth?

mschmit — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:38:53 +0000

Looking at South Korea today, it’s hard to believe the country was one of the world’s poorest just a few decades ago. But since the 1960s, its economy has been growing quickly. “In fact, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, it had one of the highest growth rates in the world, and at times in […]

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Caisse teams up with climate-focused family office syndicate

mschmit — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:59:18 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with New York-based, non-profit Clean, Renewable and Environmental Opportunities Family Office Syndicate to foster more capital towards climate-related investments. CREO is a group of global family offices interested in investing towards the transition to an environmentally friendly economy, with particular focus on clean energy, […]

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Climate Change Knowledge M.I.A in Canada’s Boardrooms

mschmit — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:41:16 +0000

Institutional investors want ‘climate competency’ in Canada’s boardrooms: report

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U of T Says No to Divestment

mschmit — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:22:03 +0000

University hangs on to fossil fuel holdings

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Five Questions to Ask About ESG

mschmit — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:48:39 +0000

From a slave trade response to thematic investing, SRI has come a long way.

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