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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

Responsible investment is most often defined as investment that promotes environmental, social, and governance elements/practices deemed as responsible , though it can also be a broader term for other types of similar investment. trillion… Current investment in these sectors is around US$1.4 trillion to US$4.5

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Public Pension Plans Face up to Politicisation  

Chris Hall

In 2016, the head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada’s biggest pension fund, warned it should operate “at an arm’s length” from the government after it called on the fund to invest in Canadian infrastructure. California’s proposed divestment laws addresses the systemic risk of climate change, he says.