low-carbon investments – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 AIMCo creates $1 billion fund for energy transition, Caisse backs aircraft financing platform https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-backs-aircraft-financing-platform-ontario-teachers-acquires-french-logistics-assets/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151301 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is setting up a new $1 billion fund to invest in energy transition and decarbonization efforts, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The new fund will specifically target industrial decarbonization, carbon capture, sustainable fuels, renewable energy production, electrification and energy storage and efficiency. However, the launch of the fund […]

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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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]]> Factoring in climate change in your investment decisions https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/factoring-in-climate-change-in-your-investment-decisions/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/factoring-in-climate-change-in-your-investment-decisions/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2017 04:58:15 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/factoring-in-climate-change-in-your-investment-decisions/ Caisse seeks 50% boost to low-carbon investment under new green-focused strategy

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