How large would you like your climate risk to be?
Tim Hodgson, co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute at WTW, explores the possible consequences of breaching planetary boundaries and triggering systemic risk.
La Caisse’s oil exit pays off as renewables portfolio pulls ahead of fossil fuels
Divesting from the oil sector has been a boon for La Caisse’s performance, as the Canadian pension giant says its energy investments have earned billions in value-add compared to the benchmark since the inception of its climate strategy. Head of sustainability Bertrand Millot unpacks the fund’s approach in an interview with Top1000funds.com.
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Dutch, British and Australian funds latest to back timberland
Investors are hunting forestry assets because they combines a large-scale sustainable investment with compelling risk-adjusted, inflation proof returns and diversification. Funds like Nest, APG and AP2 explain their approach.
Highlights from Climate Week 2023: The Burning Man for climate geeks
Biodiversity, transition finance and a sense of urgency around climate mitigation were in focus at Climate Week 2023, dubbed the "Burning Man for Climate Geeks". PSP Investments' Herman Bril and Stella Y. Xu reflect on the highlights from Climate Week which they attended this year. They didn't attend Burning Man.
SDG-aligned private equity proves winning formula at AP1
It's possible for private equity investors to add value by integrating ESG. Swedish buffer fund AP1 is tapping the benefits.
How Swiss PUBLICA integrates climate risk
PUBLICA, one of the largest pension funds in Switzerland, has built a bespoke equity benchmark to reduce climate risk. It's not the consequence of any target to reduce emissions in the portfolio or wider ESG legislation. Senior portfolio manager Frederik von Ameln explains the process behind the strategy.
‘New energy system’, not transition, needed to reach net zero
More than $4 trillion a year in investment is needed over the next 30 years to meet the goal of net zero by 2050, asset owners have been told. Arun Majumdar, dean of Stanford University’s school of sustainability describes it as the “defining challenge and opportunity of the 21st century”
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