decarbonization – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reports more institutional investors adopting intermediate decarbonization targets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/uns-net-zero-asset-owner-alliance-reports-more-institutional-investors-adopting-intermediate-decarbonization-targets/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162321 The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is reporting that 81 of its institutional investor members, representing combined assets under management of US$9.4 trillion, have set intermediate decarbonization targets. In its fourth progress report, the institutional investor association also reported reductions in absolute financed emissions of, on average, at least six per cent annually. The […]

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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> Caisse investing in Quebec-based energy company, CPPIB buying stake in data centre operator https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-investing-in-quebec-based-energy-company-cppib-buying-stake-in-data-centre-operator/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159821 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $575 million in Montreal-based natural gas company Énergir. The investment, which will be made in partnership with the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, is designed to fund a decarbonization and resilience strategy at Énergir and will fund renewable energy projects and renewable natural gas production plants, according […]

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]]> Caisse acquires 80% stake in Japanese solar power plant, AIMCo opens New York office https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-acquires-80-stake-in-japanese-solar-power-plant-invests-125-million-in-digital-consultants-expansion-plans/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151839 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring an 80 per cent stake in a Japanese solar power generation plant alongside its portfolio company Shizen Energy Inc. The solar power plant generates 31 megawatts, or enough energy to power 7,850 homes, according to a press release. The Caisse first invested $186 million in the energy […]

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]]> AIMCo creates $1 billion fund for energy transition, Caisse backs aircraft financing platform https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-backs-aircraft-financing-platform-ontario-teachers-acquires-french-logistics-assets/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151301 The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is setting up a new $1 billion fund to invest in energy transition and decarbonization efforts, according to a report by the Globe and Mail. The new fund will specifically target industrial decarbonization, carbon capture, sustainable fuels, renewable energy production, electrification and energy storage and efficiency. However, the launch of the fund […]

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]]> Study finds institutional investors are most concerned about geopolitics and inflation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/study-finds-institutional-investors-are-most-concerned-about-geopolitics-and-inflation/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144815 More than half of global institutional investors are worried about the ongoing effects geopolitical risk (55 per cent) and rising inflation (53 per cent) will have on their portfolios, according to a new survey by Schroders. The survey, which polled 770 global institutional investors representing US$34.7 trillion in assets, found that, in order to combat geopolitical risk, respondents […]

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]]> CPPIB partnering with Dutch hydrogen project developer https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-partnering-with-dutch-hydrogen-project-developer/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140946 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and hydrogen project developer Power2X are forming a long-term investment partnership aimed at advancing Power2X’s role in the global clean energy transition. The partnership plans to invest an initial €130 million to accelerate the growth of Netherlands-based Power2X as a development platform and fund green molecule projects. The investment […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: The good, the bad and the ugly sides of regime shifts https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-sides-of-regime-shifts/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:55:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138922 “Let me start by pointing out the obvious: the last few years have been exhausting,” said Mina Krishnan, multi-asset portfolio manager at Schroders, during a session on regime shifts at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Global Investment Conference. “We’ve had the [coronavirus] pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and Brexit.” As a result […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Key stakeholders urged to consider energy ROI, productivity in the sprint towards decarbonization https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-investors-urged-to-consider-energy-roi-productivity-in-the-sprint-towards-decarbonization/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:47:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137653 When key stakeholders are examining sustainability solutions, they aren’t spending enough time on whether these solutions are actually capital efficient from energy return on investment and productivity perspectives, said Patrick Kent, portfolio manager and head of the small-cap equities team at Newton Investment Management Group, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. The […]

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