United Nations principles for responsible investing – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Pulling Simon Fraser University’s endowment funds back from the brink https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/pulling-simon-fraser-universitys-pension-endowment-funds-back-from-the-brink/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:51:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141883 Jacky Shen suspects he was the oldest intern Simon Fraser University’s treasury department ever had. It was 2007, he was in his early 40s, had just arrived in Canada with his family and was studying for a master’s degree in the university’s wealth management program. As an intern, Shen — now the university’s treasurer and […]

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]]> UPP naming CIO, senior managing director of private markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/upp-naming-cio-senior-managing-director-of-private-markets/ Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:30:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107738 The University Pension Plan is appointing Aaron Bennett (pictured left) as its first chief investment officer. In his new role, Bennett will be responsible for establishing an innovative, risk-optimized investment strategy designed to offer retirement security to plan members and promote responsible investing, according to a press release. Read: UPP naming Christophe L’Ahelec director of external manager program […]

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]]> University of Waterloo aiming to reach full carbon neutrality of pension, endowment investments by 2040 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/university-of-waterloo-aiming-to-reach-full-carbon-neutrality-of-pension-endowment-investments-by-2040/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=101483 The University of Waterloo is committing to reducing the carbon footprint of its pension and endowment investment portfolios by 50 per cent by 2030, with the goal of achieving full carbon neutrality by 2040. “With this new commitment, the university is . . . aligning its investment practices with its teaching, research and operations on climate change, […]

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]]> Asset managers reluctant to ink commitment to ESG into official product documents https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:07:43 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/asset-managers-reluctant-to-fold-esg-into-official-product-documents/ While many investors say they apply environmental, social, and governance considerations in their investment processes, few actually include them in formalized product documents. According to a report from Cerulli, most signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investment demonstrate ESG capabilities in public materials, like their websites. However, just 4.5 per cent of assets controlled by […]

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