Academics COP26 Sustainable Investment 
ESG Today
JUNE 24, 2022
The IFRS Foundation Trustees announced today the appointment of Sustainalytics founder and former CEO Michael Jantzi and SASB Standards Board Chair Jeffrey Hales as members of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Jeff and Michael bring significant sustainability, investment and standard-setting expertise to the ISSB.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 1, 2022
These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.
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Chris Hall
MAY 31, 2024
This achievement was one of several high points in the pension fund’s 2023 sustainable investing (SI) report , published in April. The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance , which CDPQ co-founded with Allianz, and the Sustainable Markets Initiative, is another good example.
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero ( GFANZ ) declared a sector-wide commitment of US$130 trillion – a number that has increased over the year to US$150 trillion – of private capital to transition the global economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. On this critical issue, there has been no absence of good intent.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Segal argues that Canada’s policymakers and regulatory bodies have failed to align the country’s financial sector with a “safe climate and stable economy”, leaving little incentive for companies, financial institutions and asset owners to pursue sustainable investment strategies.
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