The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional investors focused on addressing financially material climate risks and opportunities in the real estate sector. Established in 2021, GREEN has grown to represent investors with over €4 trillion in assets under management. Through dedicated workstreams, the […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $226 billion in climate action investments as at Dec. 31, 2025, towards a goal of $400 billion by 2030. The investment organization’s latest sustainable investing report noted it aims to accelerate the decarbonization of companies and the economy by investing in companies that integrate the […]
The Ontario Pension Board’s net assets totaled $36.6 billion at the end of 2025, compared to $34.1 billion at the end of 2024. The pension administrator reported a seven per cent net total fund return for the year, compared to 8.1 per cent in 2024. Over a five- and 10-year period, the plan reported a […]
The last decade has seen seismic shifts in geopolitical, macroeconomic, capital market and technological trends. Today, uncertainty abounds: U.S. policy has become increasingly erratic, and artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that promises massive productivity gains as well as disruption. How can investors navigate so much change and ongoing uncertainty? Here are some lessons […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is aiming to increase its investments in private climate transition assets to $70 billion by 2030, as part of the investment organization’s new climate strategy. These investments will be focused in companies that are decarbonizing their operations and those enabling the global energy transition, according to a press release, which […]
The second phase of a Toronto office property that was co-developed by the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is fully leased. The CIBC Square development, which opened in 2021, includes tenants such as the Business Development Bank of Canada, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Microsoft Corp. […]
The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe. The new partnership will have a shared focus on long-term value creation and embedding material environmental, social and governance considerations into asset management, according to a press release. “The partnership […]
Environmental conservation can play a significant role in the evaluation of an investment asset and its future progress, according to a new study co-authored by Canada-based researchers. “Our results show that to a certain degree, [biodiversity protection] will impact the production, the size and the production of the establishment that is near a protected area,” […]
Alongside deglobalization and changing global supply chains, technology is now permeating strategy at a global level, with artificial intelligence moving from a topic of innovation to an instrument of power, according to Mai Mavinkurve, founding partner at Prosperity Global Services and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation. Speaking during a […]
The Pension Investment Association of Canada will monitor the ongoing progress of several policies related to environmental and sustainability solutions. Last year’s federal budget indicated greenwashing provisions would be coming to the Competition Act at a time when the pension association has advocated for clear and flexible environmental, social and governance reporting guidelines, which would […]