Archive

UPP targets private markets to help hit climate goals

University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) has ramped up its private markets exposure within its climate solutions portfolio.

Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head

A private finance-led group aims to show companies how climate transition planning can shape business strategy and help them compete economically with international peers, according to the head of a Canadian pension fund.

Canadian financial institutions back initiative for 'credible transition plans'

'It will help us have more honest conversations'

Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports

Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies

A list of 40 Canada-listed companies that will be targets of investor pressure on climate-related issues has been published by a burgeoning collaborative engagement initiative.