climate-risk reporting – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Climate risk, energy transition presenting institutional investors with long-term opportunities https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/climate-risk-energy-transition-presenting-institutional-investors-with-long-term-opportunities/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161626 Climate risk and energy transition present huge investment opportunities for pension plan sponsors seeking to invest for the long term, said Bertrand Millot, head of sustainability at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, speaking during a panel session at an event hosted by the United Nations’ principles for responsible investment in Toronto earlier […]

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]]> CIA calling on financial organizations to include effects of climate change in risk projections https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/cia-calling-on-financial-organizations-to-include-effects-of-climate-change-in-risk-projections/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156774 Unique natural events caused by the effects of climate change need to be considered in a financial organization’s risk analysis, according to a new report by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. The report examined work and recommendations of the task force on climate-related financial disclosures on climate risk frameworks for the Canadian financial sector. It […]

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]]> New ISSB guidelines aligning institutional investors globally on sustainability, climate-related disclosures https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/new-issb-guidelines-aligning-institutional-investors-globally-on-sustainability-climate-related-disclosures/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151273 With the introduction of new sustainability and climate disclosure guidelines — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 — from the International Sustainability Standard Board in January, institutional investors now have the opportunity to gain alignment in measuring environmental, social and governance risks associated with their investment portfolios. Read: Research finds pensions struggle to determine metrics for ESG […]

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]]> Institutional investors making steady progress on ESG reporting, practices: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/institutional-investors-making-steady-progress-on-esg-reporting-practices-report/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136296 Institutional investors are steadily integrating environmental, social and governance into their investment reporting and practices, according to a new report by the United Nations’ principles for responsible investment. The report, which analyzed data from more than 1,800 investment organizations that have signed the PRI, found nearly all have formal, senior-level oversight and accountability for responsible […]

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]]> Inflation causing ‘great distortions’ in popular carbon footprint measurement, warns expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/inflation-causing-great-distortions-in-popular-carbon-footprint-measurement-expert-warns/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128854 A popular method for tracking a business’ carbon footprint over time creates the illusion of increased efficiency during periods of high inflation, warns Sudhir Roc-Sennett, head of environmental, social and governance at Vontobel Asset Management Inc. “The most consistent way [of analyzing an organizations’ carbon footprint] is looking at tons-per-sales units, usually the tons of […]

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]]> 2021 GIC coverage: Cutting through the ESG greenwash https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/2021-gic-coverage-cutting-through-the-esg-greenwash/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109191 In his keynote address at the 2021 Global Investment Conference, Karthik Ramanna, professor of business and public policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, described the practice of greenwashing in corporate environmental, social and governance reports as “rampant.” “I’m going to give you some fairly specific tactical tools to tell the signal […]

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]]> Calls for Canadian companies to adopt transparent, consistent climate-risk reporting https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/#respond Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:54:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/calls-for-canadian-companies-to-adopt-transparent-consistent-climate-risk-reporting/ Institutional investors, regulators and financial standard organizations are calling on Canadian corporations to adopt transparent climate-risk reporting, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The report noted corporate directors have the legal and fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of their companies in developing strategies to address climate-related financial risks […]

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