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Canadian pension funds are starting to embrace the green transition

Corporate Knights

The good news in the second Canadian Pensions Dashboard for Responsible Investing, released March 22 and based on 2021 data, is that our pension funds are starting to embrace sustainability. The new report analyzes 14 funds, which represent more than 50% of Canada’s total pension fund assets. trillion at the end of 2020.

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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

As a group, over the course of the past decade (2012 to 2021) these 20 companies slashed their net GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 43%, from 862 million tonnes to 489 million tonnes. During this period, it bet the farm on renewables (wind and solar) and grid modernization, building some 70 renewable power plants in 2021 alone.

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ESG Narratives Needed as well as Numbers

Chris Hall

Research predicts new demands on asset managers, as clients’ sustainable investment priorities mature. Institutional and intermediary clients’ sustainable investment demands are growing increasingly sophisticated, requiring managers to reappraise their skills and budget levels. A long way to go”.

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New Singapore Guidance for FIs on Environmental Risks

Chris Hall

The information papers are based on a thematic review conducted by MAS in 2021 on selected banks, insurers and asset managers, highlighting emerging and good practices by FIs and identifying areas where further work is needed. Varying stages of implementation.

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments. In an interview with Private Equity International (PEI), Tania Carnegie, the Global Private Equity and Asset Management Leader for KPMG Impact, said she is confident about the future of impact investing.

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ESG Explainer: Line of Duty

Chris Hall

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns.

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ESG Explainer: The Blue Economy

Chris Hall

trillion annually, has attracted just US$13 billion in sustainable investment during the past decade. This explainer looks at the calls for a ‘sustainable blue economy’ and the role investors can play. What are the investment opportunities from supporting a sustainable blue economy ?

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