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UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance reports more institutional investors adopting intermediate decarbonization targets

bmcgovern — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:50 +0000

The United Nations’ Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is reporting that 81 of its institutional investor members, representing combined assets under management of US$9.4 trillion, have set intermediate decarbonization targets. In its fourth progress report, the institutional investor association also reported reductions in absolute financed emissions of, on average, at least six per cent annually. The […]

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Institutional investors helping tackle climate crisis by focusing on biodiversity: expert

lbailey — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:21 +0000

By focusing on biodiversity, institutional investors are helping to tackle the climate crisis, says Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “When we talk about the biodiversity crisis from an economic perspective, we’re talking about a significant portion of global [gross domestic product], which is reliant on nature to some extent,” she […]

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CPPIB backing of grain exporter provides Russia propaganda victory: expert

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:30:21 +0000

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s investment in a grain exporter may be used as a propaganda tool by the Russian government, according to J. Paul Goode, McMillan chair in Russian studies at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University. “If a company as important as Viterra is to the Canada […]

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COP26 highlighting importance of ESG, disclosure for institutional investors

bwolfe — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:00:11 +0000

As talks at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference winds down, 2022 is poised to become the “show me” year for environmental, social and governance factors and sustainability measures, says Eugene Lundrigan, president of Sun Life Capital Management Inc. This year’s conference, dubbed COP26, brought world leaders and thousands of delegates from participating countries to Glasgow, […]

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Teachers’ Signs UN’s PRI

mschmit — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:08:26 +0000

Pension fund commits to responsible investment framework.

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