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ESG standards helping institutional investors realize positive annualized returns: study

bmcgovern — Fri, 03 May 2024 19:00:32 +0000

Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from Amundi Asset Management. The study reviewed the annualized financial returns of long-short portfolios designed with a broad ESG theme and a more specialized approach in North America, Europe, China, India, […]

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U.K. employers encouraging staff to try ‘Veganuary’

mdunne — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:00:23 +0000

U.K. employers are encouraging staff to try a vegan diet for the month of January. More than 75 organizations have signed on to the “Veganuary” workplace challenge, which encourages employees to try a diet free of animals or animal-derived products for the first 31 days of 2022. A wide array of organizations, from high-end department […]

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U.S. pension funds supporting changes to Exxon board in battle over climate change

mdunne — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:00:58 +0000

As Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders continue their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively with climate change, several large U.S. institutional investors are backing a slate of alternative directors. The company announced Wednesday that three candidates nominated by a dissident group of shareholders, called Engine No. 1, had been elected to its board […]

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Caisse, OMERS investing in sustainable energy sector

mdunne — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:00:06 +0000

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is partnering with alternative investment manager Energize Ventures to promote digital innovation in the energy and sustainable industry sectors. The co-investment partnership will see the Caisse commit up to $125 million over the next three years to ventures targeted at digital technologies that will advance the sustainable […]

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Operationalizing the “S” in ESG

mschmit — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:57:29 +0000

In the world of investing that incorporates environmental, social and governance factors, environment and governance have been very prominent parts of the conversation to date. And now, the pandemic is shining a new light on the importance of considering social factors in investment decision-making. At the Canadian Investment Review’s 2020 Global Investment Conference, Catherine Jackson, […]

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BCI releases ESG strategy

mschmit — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:14:32 +0000

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. has released its environmental, social and governance strategy, which outlines its beliefs, principles, governance and how its investment strategies consider ESG factors. The strategy includes four components: integrate, influence, invest and insight. In particular, the BCI is focused on integrating ESG analysis and risk management into investment processes, influencing […]

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