principles for responsible investment – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:52:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Clear, consistent guidelines required for integrating sustainability in investment decisions in Canada: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/clear-consistent-guidelines-required-for-integrating-sustainability-in-investment-decisions-in-canada-report/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133876 Canada requires clear, consistent guidance on the integration and reporting of sustainability factors into investment decisions, according to a new report from the United Nations-based principles for responsible investment. “There are currently no consistent regulatory requirements for sustainability reporting that apply to all investors and issuers across Canada,” noted the report. “Without such a tool, […]

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]]> Alberta Teachers’ withdrawing from responsible investing secretariat https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/alberta-teachers-withdrawing-from-responsible-investing-secretariat-amid-ministerial-order/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:45:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=97879 The Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board is withdrawing its membership from the Principles of Responsible Investing Secretariat as it transfers responsibility for asset management to the Alberta Investment Management Corp. In a press release, the ATRF said its withdrawal from the United Nations-supported investor network would allow it to respect “the spirit of its responsible […]

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]]> The slow burn of climate change in heat of pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-slow-burn-of-climate-change-in-heat-of-pandemic/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-slow-burn-of-climate-change-in-heat-of-pandemic/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:41:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-slow-burn-of-climate-change-in-heat-of-pandemic/ Meeting a deadline in the midst of a pandemic seems like a good test of corporate resiliency and, according to a recent survey of Canadian Principles for Responsible Investment signatories that I conducted on behalf of my consulting firm Real Alts, the majority of respondents likely passed. The survey found that almost 80 per cent […]

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