environmental social governance – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-71/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151473 An article on the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s priorities for the coming year was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. CLHIA focusing on improving pharmacare, rare disease drug coverage in 2024 2. Majority of Canadian employers expecting […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-67/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149898 A story about the B.C. Lottery Corp.’s new inclusive holiday program was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week. 1. BCLC allowing employees to swap statutory holidays for personal, cultural days of significance 2. My Take: Obesity should be treated like […]

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]]> Majority of TSX companies aren’t meeting sustainability risk disclosure standards: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/majority-of-tsx-companies-arent-meeting-sustainability-risk-disclosure-standards-report/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145175 About a third (34 per cent) of the companies on the S&P/TSX composite index are meeting the reporting requirements for environmental, social and governance standards by disclosing the metrics of all of their sustainability related risks and opportunities, according to a new report by consultancy Millani. The report, which reviewed ESG standards in Canadian public companies, […]

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]]> Majority of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top ESG focus: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/majority-of-canadian-institutional-investors-consider-climate-change-a-top-esg-focus-survey/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142636 A majority (98 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top environmental, social and governance focus area, according to a new survey by consultancy Millani. The survey, which polled 40 institutional investors with more than $5.8 trillion in assets under management, found they also ranked diversity, equity and inclusion (45 per cent) and […]

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]]> Uptick in U.S. commercial office real estate defaults concerning but risk in Canada low: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/uptick-in-u-s-commercial-office-real-estate-defaults-concerning-but-risk-in-canada-low-expert/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141470 Despite recent uptick in U.S. commercial office real estate landlords defaulting on their loans, the chances of the same trend moving north of the border is low, says Jim Clayton, professor and Timothy R. Price chair in real estate and infrastructure with the Schulich School of Business at York University. Since the onset of the […]

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]]> ESG investing can help investors identify, address systemic risks in portfolios https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/esg-investing-can-help-investors-identify-address-systemic-risks-in-portfolios/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139663 Environmental, social and governance investing is a powerful tool that can reveal systemic issues impacting all parts of institutional investors’ portfolios, said Aaron Bennett, chief investment officer of the University Pension Plan, during the 2023 Responsible Investment Association conference last week. Some of these issues can accrue over time — and, when they finally manifest, they can […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Key stakeholders urged to consider energy ROI, productivity in the sprint towards decarbonization https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-investors-urged-to-consider-energy-roi-productivity-in-the-sprint-towards-decarbonization/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:47:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137653 When key stakeholders are examining sustainability solutions, they aren’t spending enough time on whether these solutions are actually capital efficient from energy return on investment and productivity perspectives, said Patrick Kent, portfolio manager and head of the small-cap equities team at Newton Investment Management Group, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. The […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Green buildings reaping attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-green-buildings-reaping-attractive-risk-adjusted-returns-for-institutional-investors/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:45:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137800 There’s a distinct window of opportunity for institutional investors to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through refurbishing brown buildings in Europe to make them operationally carbon neutral, said Lucy Swinton, investment director at Fidelity International, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Global Investment Conference. Environmental, social and governance — particularly the ‘E’ aspects — is increasingly becoming a disruptive […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: How proxy voting can help institutional investors effectively steward capital https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-how-proxy-voting-can-help-institutional-investors-effectively-steward-capital/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:44:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137845 Proxy voting is playing a bigger role in institutional investors’ environmental, social and governance strategies, according to Christie Stephenson, executive director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. Long viewed as a value […]

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]]> Six pension plan members share their perspectives on ESG investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/six-pension-plan-members-share-their-perspectives-on-esg-investing/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:55:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136285 As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations are slowly taking a more prominent role in pension funds’ risk assessments. In particular, Canadian pension funds are taking a progressive approach to ESG investing. Many have become signatories of […]

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