engagement

Sustainability Oxford 2023

Transparency, predictability underpin impact investing at Norges Bank

Predictability and transparency are fundamental to having impact as a global responsible investor, according to Wilhelm Mohn, the global head of governance at Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages Norway’s $1.43 trillion Government Pension Fund Global.

Ben HurleyNovember 28, 2023

Equities

CalPERS reviews factor allocation

As CalPERS navigates more change at the top following Nicole Musicco decision to leave, the investment committee ploughs on with an annual review of the public equity portfolio where discussions focus on the factor weighted strategy and engagement on executive pay.

Sarah RundellOctober 3, 2023

Sustainability

Net zero: engagement and renewable energy investments pay off at USS

The UK’s largest private pension fund, USS has made ground on its path to net zero with effective engagement, measuring the Scope 3 emissions of its corporate assets and bottom-up carbon analysis focused on transition risk in emerging market equities. But investors need policy makers to do much more.

Sarah RundellAugust 8, 2023

Investor Profile

Why internal management at Canada’s BCI includes ESG

For pension funds with large in-house teams that are also navigating the risk and opportunity of sustainable investment, a global head of ESG can play a vital role. Jennifer Coulson, the investor's first global head of ESG, explains why.

Sarah RundellJune 6, 2023

Sustainability

Denmark’s AkademikerPension takes on the banks financing fossil fuels

Engagement by Denmark’s AkademikerPension forced Dankse Bank to rethink financing fossil fuels. CIO Anders Schelde believes this represents a new frontier in institutional investor pressure on the fossil fuel industry that will work because financing oil and gas is not a core business for banks.

Sarah RundellFebruary 16, 2023