PGGM

Sustainability

Asset owners’ climate-change advice

A new guide, Climate Change for Asset Owners, provides case studies and other practical advice for how to get investor organisations focused on climate change, how to craft a related investment strategy and how to implement it. The publication includes content from 10 asset owners.

Amanda WhiteFebruary 6, 2019

Sustainability

CalSTRS CIO backs long-haul investment

The investment community’s obsession with short-term earnings is detrimental but convincing investors to back the slow, patient money is a tough sell, according to the CIO of one of the largest US pension funds, Chris Ailman, speaking at the annual SASB conference.

Amanda WhiteDecember 5, 2018

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Funds team up on G7 priorities

A group of institutional investors are collaborating to address the G7 priorities of climate change, gender inequality and the infrastructure gap, agreeing to commit resources and expertise.

Amanda WhiteJuly 19, 2018

Oxford 2018

Looming downturn forces moves

Asset owners are diversifying, cutting costs and allocating assets to low-volatility strategies to put their portfolios in position for difficult times, a high-level panel discussion found.

Sarah RundellApril 27, 2018

Sustainability

Fund managers lack business skills

PGGM's Jaap van Dam and Kempen's Lars Dijkstra say that asset owners with long-term horizons should look for managers who can analyse industries and companies to find intrinsic value.

Amanda WhiteMarch 19, 2018

Sustainability

PGGM maps portfolio’s impact

The $268 billion PGGM mapped its entire portfolio based on the effects it had on 'the people and the planet'. For the sustainability-focused giant, the results were surprising.

Amanda WhiteMarch 2, 2018

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