greenhushing – 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 PIAC recommending flexible sustainability reporting framework for institutional investors https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/piac-recommending-flexible-sustainability-reporting-framework-for-institutional-investors/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161016 The Pension Investment Association of Canada is recommending the development of a flexible framework to guide institutional investors’ sustainability reporting, while encouraging innovation and addressing greenwashing. In an open letter to the Competition Bureau, the PIAC said it would oppose any model that imposes disincentives on businesses disclosing strategy and process as it evolves. It argued that […]

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Greenhushing possibly a temporary trend in institutional investment space: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/greenhushing-possibly-a-temporary-trend-in-institutional-investment-space-expert/ Tue, 21 May 2024 15:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155772 Greenhushing — the withholding of sustainability milestones and other environmental investment goals by institutional investors and investee companies — is a trend that could already be on the way out, says Mary Jane McQuillen, head of environmental, social and governance investing at ClearBridge Investments, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments. The effects of greenhushing are expected […]

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Head to Head: Is it time to change the terminology around ESG? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/head-to-head-is-it-time-to-change-the-terminology-around-esg/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:59:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153998 An academic says environmental, social and governance terminology should evolve alongside understanding of the concept, while a consultant favours a focus on substance over form. Amir Akbari, assistant professor of finance, McMaster University As our understanding of sustainable development evolves, so, too, should our characterization of responsible investment. For instance, consider the United Nation’s Kunming-Montreal Global […]

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Majority of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top ESG focus: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/majority-of-canadian-institutional-investors-consider-climate-change-a-top-esg-focus-survey/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:00:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142636 A majority (98 per cent) of Canadian institutional investors consider climate change a top environmental, social and governance focus area, according to a new survey by consultancy Millani. The survey, which polled 40 institutional investors with more than $5.8 trillion in assets under management, found they also ranked diversity, equity and inclusion (45 per cent) and […]

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