In the fall issue of the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management, Ed Waitzer, the Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance at York University, Canada, argues the time has come for pension fund trustees and managers to lead rather than be dragged along. This article proposes a number of steps that can be taken to better align incentives and frame decision-making for longer-term perspectives.
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.
Last June, Norway’s KLP excluded 18 companies due to links with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. A few months later, Kiran Aziz, took the helm as the head of RI stepping into a contentious ESG debate that captures the divide between US and European shareholders.
In a market where the number of products with an ESG or impact label are soaring, expert impact investment consultants, Ben Thornley and Jane Bieneman, outline best practice processes for due diligence and monitoring to guide investors to more precise impact labeling and stronger impact management practices.
The ‘moral bankruptcy’ of our financial system does not reflect the values of the people whose money is invested rather, it is the result of financial intermediaries insufficiently reflecting the will of people. The UN's Mathieu Verougstraete and Sander Glas argue we must adopt a people-centered approach to sustainable finance.
The transition to renewable energy will be “volatile and complicated” like other major transitions in history, and spikes in demand and pricing for coal, oil and gas are likely over the near term, according to an expert in global resources strategy from NinetyOne.
In a recent update, AP2, the SEK 440 billion ($44.1 billion) Swedish buffer fund, outlined how it is investing in forestry, green bonds and bioenergy in support of the energy transition
A new HBR paper, “Private Equity Should Take the Lead in Sustainability” by Robert Eccles, Vinay Shandal, David Young and Benedicte Montgomery argues how – and why - the private equity must lead on integrating sustainability.
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