Smart Pension CIO on investing £550m in split voting and branching out to climate solutions
Net Zero Investor caught up with Paul Bucksey, CIO of the £4bn UK master trust Smart Pension, as the fund announces a seed investment to enable split voting
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Why Canadian pension giant CDPQ is betting big on carbon capture, green cement and steel
Net Zero Investor sits down with Bertrand Millot, head of sustainable investment at the C$424 billion Québec pension fund CDPQ, to discuss net zero pledges, investment portfolio choices and engagement strategies
BERS’ investment lead: ‘climate change is an un-diversifiable risk’
Antonio Rodriguez leads the investment office about NYC BERS. He sat down with Net Zero Investor to discuss divestment, diversification and the anti-ESG pushback
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen: ‘I am shocked by how bad climate economists are’
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen explains to Net Zero Investor why asset owners need to avoid mainstream climate economic forecasts
Ontario Teachers Pension CEO Jo Taylor: ‘voting against directors sets the tone for change’
Pension fund veteran Jo Taylor explains to Net Zero Investor why and how effective governance is key to achieving long-term value and driving sustainability
People Moves: who is hiring who within the industry?
A range of large church pension funds across Europe have appointed new sustainability heads while the GSIA has a new chair
Hopelessly divided California: home to a host of different net zero approaches
Climate policies of pension funds across the Golden State range from full divestment from oil and gas to the notion that being a net zero investor is simply 'untenable'
Surrey Pension Fund: “There’s a balance of power shift on net zero”
Net Zero Investor sat down with Lloyd Whitworth, head of Investment and Stewardship and Neil Mason, assistant director for the Surrey Pension Fund to discuss their new net zero target
People Moves: Who is hiring who within the industry
Key exectutive hires have been made at two Australian firms.
Climate change could drive up sovereign borrowing costs by more than $200bn
Rising temperatures could drive up borrowing costs for the world's most powerful economies, researchers warn
People Moves: who is hiring who within the industry?
Quadruple CEOs named at impact firm Palladium while OMERS hires a new infrastructure head
Net zero tolerance: are asset owners too soft on profit-driven managers?
Several asset owners and managers agree it is the capital owners, not the money movers, who should set the speed and direction within the net zero investment space
People Moves 28 July: Who is hiring who within the industry?
Change made at the top of the UK's largest master trust
People Moves 21 July: Who is hiring who within the industry
Adam Matthews has ended his stint at the TPI, while a board appointment has led to BlackRock’s sustainability credentials being challenged.
People Moves: who is hiring who within the industry?
The past week saw changes at pensions and asset management firms around the world, from the UN PRI to State Street