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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Appoints Anna Murray as Global Head of Sustainable Investing

ESG Today

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP), one of Canada’s largest investors, with over $240 billion in assets under management, announced today the appointment of Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing. We look forward to Ms.

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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. The investment’s intent was to support Q-Park’s transition to a more sustainable business model, including the adoption of electric vehicle charging stations and the implementation of energy-efficient lighting and heating systems.

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EY Survey: Investors say Companies are Cherry-Picking Reported ESG Data

ESG Today

The survey found that nearly all investors (99%) utilize companies’ ESG disclosures as a part of their investment decision-making, and that the methods used have matured significantly over the past few years, with 74% reporting conducting a “structured and methodical evaluation of nonfinancial disclosures,” compared to only 32% in 2019.

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

According to Prequin , the size of PE assets under management has multiplied 6 times since 2004, tripled in the last decade and Prequin predicts that PEs will grow by 30 percent between 2019 and 2025 when PEs are expected to reach $8.3 A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments.

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A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work

Chris Hall

Oscar Warwick Thompson, Head of Policy and Communications at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), tells ESG Investor that tying ESG to executives’ financial incentives must be done carefully “to avoid a common trend of higher remuneration across the board”.

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A Missed Opportunity

Chris Hall

The concept of assessing what effective stewardship should look like was first introduced by the FCA in 2019 in a joint effort with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), setting the groundwork which helped define what the minimum expectations should be for financial services firms investing on behalf of clients and beneficiaries.

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Staying the Course

Chris Hall

With responsible investing having evolved from a niche strategy to a global trend over the past two decades, significant tailwinds have driven growth in membership of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), as asset owners and managers increasingly recognise the importance of incorporating ESG risk and performance.