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CalPERS, Leader in Sustainable Investment, Stays the Course on ESG

3BL Media

The investments made by the plan are central to CalPERS staying power, with 56% of income over the last 20 years coming from investment earnings; 11% coming from plan member dues; and 33% from state public sector employers paying into the system. As the systems’ managers note, “We take sustainability seriously.

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Sustainable Investing at KKR

3BL Media

Sustainable investing is a key lever of KKR’s approach to value creation and a way of doing business that we believe helps us make better investments. As sustainable investing practices accelerate, a vast lexi- con of terminology continues to develop around them. SUSTAINABLE INVESTING AT KKR.

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GreenFin 22: What is an ESG Score For? With Rich Mattison, Andrew Siwo, Heather Clancy, and Will Atcheson.

GreenBiz

Accurate and reliable ESG ratings are key for sustainable investing to allocate capital toward long-term value creation and impact. But the credibility of third-party raters has taken a hit due to their disparate methodologies and information sources.

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Appoints Anna Murray as Global Head of Sustainable Investing

ESG Today

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP), one of Canada’s largest investors, with over $240 billion in assets under management, announced today the appointment of Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing. We look forward to Ms.

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This Week’s People Moves: OTPP Hires Sustainable Investing Head

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including OTPP, IOSCO, Legal & General, AXA IM, Persefoni and UKSIF. . Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has appointed Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing.

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Planet First Partners Raises €450 Million for Sustainable Economy Transition Fund

ESG Today

Sustainable investment growth equity platform Planet First Partners announced today that it has raised €450 million at the second close of its second funding round, following the latest commitment to the fund by Ingka Investments, the investment arm of IKEA parent Ingka Group.

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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. For now, taking a lead on ESG seems to consist of embedding ESG into the investment cycle: due diligence, on-boarding, holding periods, exits and reporting.

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