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Rebranded ESG Funds Offer Imperfect Path to Net Zero

Chris Hall

Renaming trend may lead to a short uptick in greenwashing, but ultimately will accelerate the path to net zero and offer sustainable investors more choice. The decision to rebrand a fund often raises eyebrows, with investors “intuitively suspicious” of the activity due to greenwashing concerns among others.

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Canada’s Pensions Taking Small Steps to Climate Credibility

Chris Hall

CDPQ was deemed a climate leader, with the report highlighting the asset owner’s decision to divest of firms involved in oil production, refining and coal mining in 2022. Most – but not all – of these funds have also put in place interim targets.

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Memo to CPPIB: There’s no such thing as ‘no-carbon oil’

Corporate Knights

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks. requires an immediate end to fossil fuel expansion and a rapid phase-out of production.

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Canadian Pensions Timid on Climate Action

Chris Hall

CDPQ was deemed a climate leader, with the report highlighting the asset owner’s decision to divest of firms involved in oil production, refining and coal mining in 2022. Most – but not all – of these funds have also put in place interim targets.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. trillion in 2022, at the same time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have hit an all-time high. This can really cost investors, as it did in 2022, whereas the value investment style outperformed.”

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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

The private sector’s ability to accelerate the pace of net zero transition is open to question. Perhaps these outcomes should not be a surprise after BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, described many 2022 climate resolutions as “ prescriptive or constraining ”.

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ESG Explainer: Engaging with Reality

Chris Hall

The effectiveness of asset owner and manager actions in tackling greenwashing by companies is seen as critical to the low-carbon transition. NGO Reclaim Finance’s 2022 climate Scorecard says asset managers’ engagement policies “fail to send clear signals to fossil fuel companies”. What are the shortcomings with engagement?