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Canadian pension funds are starting to embrace the green transition

Corporate Knights

The amount of these pension funds’ actual investments labelled as “sustainable” rose to $276 billion in 2021, up from just $163 billion a year earlier. The dashboard shows that sustainable investments composed nearly 13% of the pension funds’ total assets of $2.2 trillion, versus just 7% of $2.1

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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Sustainable economies like these can help us to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This blend of free markets and state control is the dominant economic system in the vast majority of developed nations in the world today. However, it remains focused on profit maximization.

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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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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

Dr Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow at London Business School, has argued that some asset managers are effectively pulling their punches on net zero, holding off on implementing their collective and individual commitments, awaiting stronger policy direction from politicians. Lee suggests not. “In

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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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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

Data and models exist, but they’re incomplete and still developing. The Investment Case Transition and physical risks are very real costs to investors, and measuring them remains complicated. The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events.