In a lively roundtable discussion, six expert panellists shared their perspectives on how pension investors are approaching ESG and on how governments and regulators can support their efforts.

Six expert panelists share their perspectives on how pension investors are approaching ESG.

We believe that global economic growth will continue into 2022, but at an unsurprisingly slower and more moderate pace than the remarkable recovery experienced over the previous year. 

Scope 3 Emissions: Investors should be aware of the risks of under the radar emitting industries, such as technology.

As markets and economies continue to recover, Canadian pension plan sponsors are looking to their money managers to help light the way to a brighter financial future.

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In the Roundtable discussion on ESG, with Aaron White and Jenn-Hui Tan, Priti Shokeen said the inflection point was around 2018 where we essentially saw ESG factors contributing to portfolio performance compared to the benchmarks.

For companies and investors, the path forward requires looking well beyond operational emissions and towards a strategy that also includes emissions generated across value chains.

While the fixed income component of Canadian pension funds — particularly domestic fixed income — was relatively static for several years, plan sponsors are taking a wider view to generate higher returns, says expert.