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The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth
Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.
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Why ESG-momentum strategies with a focus on governance bring best returns
ESG-momentum matters when it comes to outperformance according to new research by Pictet Asset Management's head of sustainability Eric Borremans who says investors should sharpen their ESG lens and use active ownership to trigger positive change.
CPP shares the playbook for pushing corporates on scope 1, 2 emissions
A quarter of companies in CPP Investments' public equity allocation still don’t report Scope 1 and 2 emissions - one of the most fundamental indicators of whether a corporate board is engaging on the climate emergency.
Under-priced climate risk plagues pension portfolios
Climate risk remains systematically under-priced and the world isn’t on course for net zero. Investors need to prepare for the risks of climate and environmental change and re-evaluate the risk in their portfolios, University of Oxford researcher Nicola Ranger warned delegates to Sustainability in Practice.
Emerging tech and a little pragmatism make biodiversity investible
Finding “nature positive” companies to invest in is a challenge, delegates to Sustainability in Practice at the University of Oxford have heard. But Institutional investors can play a key role in turning corporate laggards into leaders.
Being joined-up: Why it’s so important
Climate change is the mother of all super-wicked problems, according to Roger Urwin, who argues that being joined-up will help asset owners with the holistic thinking and cross-agency coordination needed to tackle the complexity.
PGGM prepares to incorporate impact in three dimensional approach
Dutch asset manager PGGM is working with Bridgewater Associates to integrate impact across its portfolio. PGGM's Arjen Pasma and Bridgewater's Carsten Stendevad discuss the strategy, which promises to dramatically reshape PGGM's €228 billion portfolio.
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