emissions-reduction targets – 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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]]> UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reflecting on five years of impact investing guidelines https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/uns-net-zero-asset-owner-alliance-reflecting-on-five-years-of-impact-investing-guidelines/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161164 The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is marking five years of encouraging institutional investors to implement science-based targets towards curbing greenhouse gas emissions in their portfolios. The network launched with just 12 investment organizations and now counts 88 members across 19 countries. Its members’ collective assets under management have nearly quadrupled since 2019, from […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: More options needed for institutional investors to track sustainable investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-tracking-of-sustainable-investments-needs-adjusting/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:56:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158642 Institutional investors face several challenges in proving the value of sustainable investments, said Arijit Banik, treasurer at York University, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. It’s difficult to measure the impact of an investment, even the cleanest ones, with the current measurement framework available to […]

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]]> HOOPP recognizes Canadian property managers for climate leadership https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/hoopp-recognizes-canadian-property-managers-for-climate-leadership/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139413 The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is recognizing the property managers of nine Canadian buildings among the winners of its Leadership in Environmental Advancement Program awards. The LEAP awards, which were launched in 2011, recognize property managers of buildings in the pension organization’s property portfolio for efforts related to energy conservation and greenhouse gas emission […]

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]]> HOOPP unveils updated plans to reduce emissions in real estate portfolio https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/hoopp-unveils-updated-plans-to-reduce-emissions-in-real-estate-portfolio/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:30:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122382 The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is planning to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of its $20 billion real estate portfolio. According to a new report on the pension fund’s website, the HOOPP is committing to reducing its real estate portfolio’s greenhouse gas emissions entirely by 2050 for assets under its control. To do this, […]

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]]> Opportunities for institutional investors from the energy transition https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/opportunities-for-institutional-investors-from-the-energy-transition/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/opportunities-for-institutional-investors-from-the-energy-transition/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:52:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/opportunities-for-institutional-investors-from-the-energy-transition/ Along with big risks comes the need for solutions and companies that provide those solutions, said Edward Lees, co-lead and portfolio manager at BNP Paribas Asset Management, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. Although in the current environment the coronavirus has been top of mind, climate issues have not […]

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