Climate Change

Sustainability

Asset owners’ climate-change advice

A new guide, Climate Change for Asset Owners, provides case studies and other practical advice for how to get investor organisations focused on climate change, how to craft a related investment strategy and how to implement it. The publication includes content from 10 asset owners.

Amanda WhiteFebruary 6, 2019

Governance

REST case to set climate risk precedent

An Australian case brought by a millennial against his pension fund is a world first and will make law on whether trustees breach their fiduciary duties when they ignore climate change.

David BarndenDecember 11, 2018

Manager Relationships

Cbus benchmarks managers on climate risk

The $32.5 billion Australian superannuation fund has set emissions targets for portfolios and incorporated TCFD disclosure rules as it makes climate risk management a factor in awarding mandates.

October 30, 2018

Sustainability

OPTrust takes climate-change action

The $15 billion Canadian pension plan considers active engagement more effective than divestment and market forces more immediate than regulation, as it works towards a low-carbon economy.

Hugh O'ReillyAugust 30, 2018

Equities

NZ Super looks to factors, carbon

The NZ$33 billion NZ Super is looking to increase its exposure to equity factors and implement the next phase of its climate strategy, which includes decarbonising existing factor mandates.

Amanda WhiteAugust 2, 2018

Sustainability

Climate-risk plan for sovereign funds

The One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group has published a framework to help large investors make climate-change analysis a part of their decision-making, for better long-term allocation.

Amanda WhiteJuly 23, 2018

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