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.
The focus of stewardship is shifting from the amount of engagement to its quality. The CFA Institute's Mary Leung argues this presents a unique opportunity for institutional investors and companies to elevate the way they engage and create long term, sustainable value for shareholders.
The measurement and management of ESG needs to shift from the current paradigm of self-definitions of sustainability according to founder of the Predistribution Initiative, Delilah Rothenberg. She says the World Benchmarking Alliance’s new initiative – the Financial System Transformation Benchmark –aims to address the critical gaps which may result in valuation methodologies and incentive structures changing.
The climate-impact dashboard is part of a 3-D investment framework that balances risk, return and impact. This includes total portfolio thinking, long-horizon investing, impact investment strategies, system-level engagement and strategic partnership between asset owners and asset managers. Here Tim Hodgson lays out eight guiding principles to help shape a climate-impact dashboard.
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund says that voting is one of the most important tools to safeguard the fund's assets. Ahead of the AGM season getting underway, NBIM - which is the largest single owner of global stock markets - plans to publish its voting decisions five days ahead of corporate meetings in a bid to increase transparency.
Hugh Hacking from South Africa's Old Mutual SuperFund refects on the impact of the pandemic on the fund and the importance of ESG integration in its externally managed portfolio.
The $255 billion Californian pension fund, CalSTRS, has embarked on a new era of “activist stewardship” which will see it take on large companies such as Exxon Mobil which have not responded to shareholder engagement.
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