Sustainability
PRI focused on commitment to task
As the 2018 PRI in Person conference begins, the prospect of recovering fossil fuel prices adds urgency to the organisation’s efforts to expand – and to keep current members on task.
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PRI rallies boards on data security
A group of more than 50 investors has formed to help raise awareness and standards for data protection. As related risks become a primary concern for directors, PRI is co-ordinating efforts.
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Adventist Health’s risk appetite grows
The $6 billion Adventist Health System is considering more risk as it grows and is seeking to gain from efficient processes. The goal remains maximum effectiveness in provision of healthcare.
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OPTrust takes climate-change action
The $15 billion Canadian pension plan considers active engagement more effective than divestment and market forces more immediate than regulation, as it works towards a low-carbon economy.
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AP7 targets anti-climate lobbying
The $53.8 billion AP7 is using shareholder resolutions to push companies to reveal their true positions on the Paris agreement and other measures. Corporations are taking notice and changing.
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Pension funds want ESG guidelines
Not only are pension funds bringing ESG factors into decision-making, they are also starting to call for guidance in their efforts, the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors writes.
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LGPS should embrace impact investing
LGPS funds have objectives aligned with many of the social issues that impact investing targets. This should make the trend popular within the scheme, once decision-makers are properly informed.
Sustainability
The value of a sense of purpose
From the individual to the organisation to the industry as a whole, a belief that your objectives and your work have intrinsic value is essential to high performance and societal change.
Sustainability
Deforestation gets the chop
Heightened awareness of the role of rain forests in global supply chains, and of the related risks, has led many large investors to join initiatives calling for an end to destruction of woodlands.
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NZ Super looks to factors, carbon
The NZ$33 billion NZ Super is looking to increase its exposure to equity factors and implement the next phase of its climate strategy, which includes decarbonising existing factor mandates.
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Climate-risk plan for sovereign funds
The One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group has published a framework to help large investors make climate-change analysis a part of their decision-making, for better long-term allocation.
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Tough choices before, after divestment
Whether to divest from sensitive or controversial investments such as firearms can be a difficult call for fiduciaries, and making it doesn't put an end to the tough choices.
