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Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Corporate Knights

He shared the stage with Teine Energy and Wolf Midstream, two Alberta-based fossil fuel companies owned by CPPIB – neither of which have committed to net-zero emissions. CPPIB’s reluctance to acknowledge the need to phase out fossil fuels might also be influenced by the oil and gas interests prominently represented on its board.

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CPP Investments Backs Active Engagement on Net Zero Path

Chris Hall

Canadian pension fund to eschew “blanket divestment”, emphasising role as “active investor and influencer”. Blanket divestment is not the best way to maximise returns without undue risk of loss. Blanket divestment is not the best way to maximise returns without undue risk of loss. Whole economy transition.

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Phoenix Group: Governments Key to 2030 Climate Goals  

Chris Hall

The large UK asset owner releases its first net zero transition plan, warning longer-term goals will be difficult without robust policy support. It has pledged to decarbonise its £0.3 Over the last two years it has invested £2.3

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Transition in Practice

Chris Hall

Richard Manley, Chief Sustainability Officer at CPP Investments, outlines how the pension plan is greening its portfolio by exerting influence in private and public markets. Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Let the Climate Finance Flow

Chris Hall

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. Engagement ring.

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

Large institutional investors have taken divergent approaches to managing the climate risks in their portfolios, with some pension funds divesting fossil fuel holdings. Meanwhile, many have opted to retain their stakes and influence in other carbon-intensive firms as their net zero transition plans evolve.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Million Exec Moves Caterpillar Appoints George Moubayed as Chief Sustainability Officer Reports, Surveys & Studies Climate Tech Investment Falls in Tough Market, But Hits Record Share of VC and PE Funding: PwC 80 Million Kilometers of Grid Investment Needed by 2040 to Meet Global Climate Goals: IEA