ESG reporting – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 MPs calling on government to bar pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/mps-calling-on-government-to-bar-pension-funds-from-investing-in-chinese-companies-linked-to-human-rights-abuses/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149622 The House of Commons Special Committee studying Canada-China relations is calling on the federal government to bar Canadian pension funds from investing in Chinese companies linked to human rights abuses or that pose a threat to national security. In a report released last month, the special committee noted the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and […]

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]]> 2023 Risk Management Conference: How UPP is focusing on active investing in its climate action plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-risk-management-conference-how-upp-is-focusing-on-active-investing-in-its-climate-action-plan/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:52:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144350 During the launch of the University Pension Plan, Barbara Zvan, its president and chief executive officer, knew getting to know the plan’s members was vital to its goal of providing a strong, resilient fund that secured benefits for generations to come. To find out what was important to plan members, the UPP engaged them to find out […]

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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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]]> 67% of asset owners say ESG factors increasingly material to investment policy: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/67-of-asset-owners-say-esg-factors-increasingly-material-to-investment-policy-survey/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144905 Two-thirds (67 per cent) of institutional asset owners believe environmental, social and governance factors have become more material to investment policies in the past five years, citing the environment and issues around net-zero emissions as key ESG materiality drivers, according to a new survey by Morningstar Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 global […]

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