plastic waste – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:00:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Could plastic become the next stranded asset? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/could-plastic-become-the-next-stranded-asset/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/could-plastic-become-the-next-stranded-asset/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:06:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/could-plastic-become-the-next-stranded-asset/ Recent research by MSCI Inc. is suggesting conventional virgin plastic could become the next stranded asset. The move toward electric vehicles and global efforts to reduce carbon emissions may cause oil demand for road transport to peak in 2025, according to the research. In response, oil and gas companies are expected to pivot their focus […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/could-plastic-become-the-next-stranded-asset/feed/ 0 Plastic waste an ESG trend to watch in 2019: MSCI https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/plastic-waste-an-esg-trend-to-watch-in-2019-msci/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/plastic-waste-an-esg-trend-to-watch-in-2019-msci/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:06:36 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/plastic-waste-an-esg-trend-to-watch-in-2019-msci/ As 2019 kicks off, what themes around environment, social and governance factors should investors be watching? According to a new MSCI Inc. report, plastic waste is one issue to keep an eye on. Plastic, one of the most produced manmade products in the world, is accumulating in landfills or other natural environments, the report noted, […]

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