carbon intensity – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/institutional-investors-helping-tackle-climate-crisis-by-focusing-on-biodiversity-expert/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162228 By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When we talk about the biodiversity crisis from an economic perspective, we’re talking about a significant portion of global [gross domestic product], which is reliant on nature to some extent,” she […]

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]]> Majority of institutional investors say alternative asset managers are meeting, exceeding expectations in 2022: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/majority-of-institutional-investors-say-alternative-asset-managers-are-meeting-exceeding-expectations-in-2022-survey/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130273 Three-quarters (75 per cent) of institutional investors say their alternative asset managers are either meeting or exceeding performance expectations in 2022 despite operating in a challenging and volatile market period, according to a survey by EY. The survey, which polled 114 hedge fund managers, 112 private equity firms and 61 institutional investors, found 50 per […]

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]]> Head to Head: When it comes to fossil fuels, is divestment or engagement the right route for institutional investors? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/head-to-head-when-it-comes-to-fossil-fuels-is-divestment-or-engagement-the-right-route-for-institutional-investors/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:59:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125338 While one expert says the two approaches work most effectively together, the other highlights the importance of complete divestment. Adam Scott, director at Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health: The common framing of engagement versus divestment is a false dichotomy. They aren’t mutually exclusive approaches — both are essential tools for pension managers, […]

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]]> Do lower carbon portfolios really perform better? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/do-lower-carbon-portfolios-really-perform-better/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/do-lower-carbon-portfolios-really-perform-better/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:29:45 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/do-lower-carbon-portfolios-really-perform-better/ Some have suggested there could be a return premium to lowering the carbon intensity of a portfolio. By constructing low carbon strategies called decarbonization factors, which go long on lower carbon investments and short on higher ones, it’s certainly possible, according to a paper authored by professor George Serafeim from the Harvard Business School along […]

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