Manager Selection
Canada’s CPPIB Taps Deborah Orida as Its First Chief Sustainability Officer
The pension fund’s Sustainable Investing group will be moved to the Real Assets department.
Tag: environmental social and governance investing
Asset Allocation
Dartmouth to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Investments
The college warns that climate change effects are ‘real, far-reaching, and getting worse.’
Research
401(k) Plans Need a Plan When Incorporating ESG Investing
DCIIA offers ‘tactical steps’ for integrating sustainable investing into defined contribution plans.
GOP Senators Lash Out at BlackRock, State Street for ‘Left-Leaning’ ESG ‘Pressure’
Pat Toomey and Ron Johnson say firms’ CEOs are putting personal views above their fiduciary duty.
Pensions
Japan’s $1.7 Trillion Pension Giant Breaks Record, Returns 25% in 2020
Red hot equities help the world’s largest pension fund rake in $339 billion in investment gains.
IIRC, SASB Complete Merger to Form Value Reporting Foundation
Investors expect the consolidation will result in more consistent sustainability standards.
Diversity Demands from NYC Pension Overseer OK’d at DuPont, Union Pacific
Similar proposals will land at other companies, including American Express and Procter & Gamble.
Regulation
SEC Finds Potentially Misleading, Unproven Claims by ESG Funds
Agency issues risk alert over poor disclosure practices by some sustainable investment product providers.
Asset Allocation
Diversity Efforts at Private Equity Firms Have a Long Way to Go
More institutional investors are calling for equity and inclusion, but challenges remain in disclosures and transparency.
Asset Management Culture
World’s Top Carbon Offenders Need to Step Up, Says Investor Group
Investors managing more than $54 trillion says firms require clear short- and medium-term targets and related capital expenditures.
Manager Selection
Nest Commits $350 Million to Octopus Renewables for Green Infrastructure
‘We want to invest in the energy of the future, not the past,’ says CIO Mark Fawcett.
Asset Management Culture
Climate Action Pursuit: Sustainability Investing, the Obstacles, and the Opportunities
Panelists discussed the importance of ESG approaches and increasing diversity on company boards and in the broader investment industry.
Alternatives
Oxford University, GAV Start Conservation Venture Capital Fund
The fund has been seeded with a $25 million special purpose investment vehicle.
Alternatives
Op-Ed: Key Takeaways from Davos on China and ESG in a Post-COVID-19 Era
What should we expect from China’s ESG development in 2021?
Consulting Firms Ask Asset Managers to Disclose Diversity Data
Verus and others have formed a diversity coalition as institutional pressure grows for greater racial equity.