ESG risk – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:34:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 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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]]> 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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]]> 2022 IIC coverage: Using AI to eliminate greenwashing and generate sustainable alpha https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-using-ai-to-eliminate-greenwashing-and-generate-sustainable-alpha/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:49:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130685 Since interpretations of environmental, social and governance investing can vary, institutional investors can leverage artificial intelligence tools to strip away the noise and reveal data sets required to eliminate greenwashing and generate sustainable alpha, said Andy Moniz, senior vice-president and director of responsible investing at Acadian Asset Management, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Investment […]

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]]> Expert panel: An update on regulatory oversight of pension risk management https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/susan-g-seller/expert-panel-an-update-on-regulatory-oversight-of-pension-risk-management/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131175 In January, the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities established a new committee with a mandate to develop a risk management guidance. In the CAPSA’s view, by having an adequate system for managing risks, “plan administrators are better positioned to keep pension assets safe and protect the plan from adverse risks.” Coinciding with this initiative, […]

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]]> 2022 DCIF: What are the legal considerations for ESG investing for DC plan sponsors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-dcif-what-are-the-legal-considerations-for-esg-investing-for-dc-plan-sponsors/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:52:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128009 Increasingly, defined contribution plan sponsors are grappling with adding environmental, social and governance investing options to their plans as a growing number of members ask for them, but the legal landscape for ESG investing is complicated, according to Kathy Bush, partner at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, during Benefits Canada’s 2022 DC Investment Forum in late […]

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]]> 2022 Risk Management Conference: Institutional investors have a fiduciary duty to assess, mitigate climate-related risks https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2022-risk-management-conference-institutional-investors-have-a-fiduciary-duty-to-assess-mitigate-climate-related-risks/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:55:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126279 The climate crisis puts the security of workers’ retirements at stake, said Patrick DeRochie, senior manager at Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Risk Management Conference. Pension plan sponsors’ investment decisions and their ability to achieve adequate returns for their members depends on a […]

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