The second instalment of this series on climate-related fiduciary duty explores the duty of even-handedness and its link to climate investing. This crucial fine print of fiduciary rules is at the heart of on-going legal proceedings against CPPIB
Four members of the Canada Pension Plan have launched a landmark lawsuit, arguing that the country’s largest pension fund is breaching its duty to protect contributors’ savings from climate-related risks and failing future generations of retirees.
UPP is now fully funded just four years after launch, CEO Barbara Zvan discusses the fund’s shift to inflation-protected assets, its C$1.2bn commitment to climate solutions, and the challenge of decarbonising private markets
Five of Canada’s 11 largest public pension fund boards have active ties to the fossil fuel industry, according to new research, raising concerns about fiduciary responsibility and climate oversight
CPP Investments, one of the world’s largest pension funds, has quietly dropped its net zero targets, amid growing investor doubts over meeting Paris climate goals
Canadians have taken to the polls with Liberal leader Mark Carney winning by a narrow margin. How will the result impact the country’s agenda for investing in the energy transition?
As political headwinds and climate impacts worsen, Shift’s latest report card reveals which pension funds are taking action—and which ones are falling behind
With Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports coming into effect in March, what will be the impact on investment in US infrastructure?
With leading US and Canadian banks announcing their departures from the Net Zero Banking Alliance, NZI editor Mona Dohle speaks to Jeanne Martin, head of the Banking Programme at Share Action about the role could investors could play in holding banks accountable on climate action.
