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How will growing anti-ESG sentiment in the U.S. impact Canadian institutional investors?

bwolfe — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:56:50 +0000

A growing wave of opposition to environmental, social and governance factors has turned life in the sustainable finance industry into something of a roller coaster over the last couple of years. But a little turbulence is to be expected, says Alyson Slater, managing director of sustainable investment at Manulife Investment Management, encouraging institutional investors to […]

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Pension funds improving modestly on climate but more work to be done: report

lbailey — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 20:00:49 +0000

Canada’s largest public pension funds are showing modest improvements on climate action but are moving too slowly overall, according to a new report by a climate advocacy group. The progress report from Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health found four of the 11 pension plans it examined still don’t have emissions reduction targets […]

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U.K. pension funds increasing allocations to renewable energy infrastructure: survey

bmcgovern — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:21 +0000

A majority (90 per cent) of U.K. pension funds and insurers say they plan to increase allocations to renewable energy infrastructure in the next 12 months, according to a survey from Alpha Real Capital. The survey, which polled U.K. pension funds and insurers that collectively have roughly £360 billion in assets under management, found more […]

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2023 Investment Innovation Conference: Measuring success of ESG integration on investment performance, portfolio

lbailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:48:07 +0000

It takes time to measure the success of environmental, social and governance integration at a portfolio level, said Sam Tripuraneni, head of sustainable outcomes at Aviva Investors, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Investment Innovation Conference in November. As successful ESG integration is purely about process, it’s important that ESG-integrated funds aren’t sold on the basis of […]

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Lack of historical carbon emissions data impacts longstanding investment return modeling: report

bmcgovern — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:31 +0000

A traditional method used to calculate expected returns and risk by institutional investors is limited by the scarce amount of available carbon emissions data, according to a report from BNP Paribas. The report, which used the MSCI world index and the MSCI world Paris-aligned benchmark index as investment universe benchmarks, found that when assessing the […]

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Prioritization of energy stocks over decarbonization goals a barrier to ESG investment metrics: survey

bmcgovern — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:00:18 +0000

Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of institutional investors believe the emphasis of energy stocks over decarbonization goals is the biggest detractor of the progress surrounding environmental, social and governance investment metrics, according to a survey from Amundi Asset Management. The survey, which polled 158 institutional investors that collectively manage €1.91 trillion in assets, found respondents […]

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CPPIB reports $79BN exposure to green and transition assets

bmcgovern — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:00:31 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it will meet its goal of holding $130 billion in green and transition assets by 2030, according to a new report by the investment organization. The CPPIB’s current green asset mix was $79 billion as at March 31, 2023, up 17.9 per cent year-over-year from $66 million. “We […]

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2023 Risk Management Conference: How UPP is focusing on active investing in its climate action plan

lbailey — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:52:16 +0000

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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Survey finds 66% of asset owners increasing allocations to private markets

bwolfe — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:00:16 +0000

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of large institutional asset owners say they plan to increase their allocations to private markets over the coming year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled about 60 global asset owners, found among those planning to increase their private market investments, 50 per cent said they’re pivoting […]

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67% of asset owners say ESG factors increasingly material to investment policy: survey

bwolfe — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0000

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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