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Six pension plan members share their perspectives on ESG investing

lbailey — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:55:43 +0000

As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations are slowly taking a more prominent role in pension funds’ risk assessments. In particular, Canadian pension funds are taking a progressive approach to ESG investing. Many have become signatories of […]

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UN PRI encouraging signatories to focus on real-world outcomes

mschmit — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:10:53 +0000

The Principles for Responsible Investment has released a framework for investors to help focus on aligning their activities with the UN’s sustainable development goals. “Issues such as human rights abuses, climate change and inequitable social structures seriously threaten the longterm performance of economies, investors’ portfolios and the world in which beneficiaries live,” the report said. […]

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PRI makes recommendations on responsible investing during the coronavirus pandemic

mschmit — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:11:22 +0000

When the dust settles from the coronavirus pandemic, what environmental, social and governance lessons will shine through? A recent blog post by Fiona Reynolds, chief executive officer of the Principles for Responsible Investment, pointed to differences between this crisis and the crisis of 2008. “While there are certainly parallels with the global financial crisis just […]

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Asset managers reluctant to ink commitment to ESG into official product documents

mschmit — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:07:43 +0000

While many investors say they apply environmental, social, and governance considerations in their investment processes, few actually include them in formalized product documents. According to a report from Cerulli, most signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investment demonstrate ESG capabilities in public materials, like their websites. However, just 4.5 per cent of assets controlled by […]

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PRI announces award winners

mschmit — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 06:25:35 +0000

The Principles for Responsible Investment has announced the winners of its inaugural awards. In the category of Active Ownership Project of the Year, Platform Living Wage Financials, a group of 11 financial institutions representing over 2.3 trillion euros in assets under management took the top spot, a case study posted on the PRI’s website said. […]

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