Imperfect data, opaque third-party managers, and obtaining the necessary talent and tools are among the toughest challenges for investors as they navigate the path to net zero emissions by 2050.
Asset owners specialise in identifying pricing efficiencies, and therefore cannot ignore the implications of climate change in their risk metrics, says Laurent Ramsey, managing partner of two-century-old Swiss bank and financial services company, Pictet Group.
Panellists speaking at Sustainability in Practice urge investors to redesign their portfolio building process to better understand the impact of their investments and achieve greater social and environmental stewardship.
Growing transparency and the measurement of impact in portfolios is transforming the flow of capital in ways comparable to the introduction of auditing in the 1930s and the measurement of risk from the 1950s, says philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.
Amanda White speaks with Ziad Hindo, chief investment officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, about the risks and opportunities in the new investment environment, how agility, governance and risk management position it for success, and how it’s taking a big bet on the energy transition.
Nebraska Investment Council is upping exposure to active global equity and is poised to discuss increasing its private equity next year. Elsewhere, the NIC is navigating ESG wildfires as Nebraska’s policy makers question passive manager BlackRock.
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