February 2, 2017
By: Benefits Canada Staff
“In Canada and around the world there is a growing consensus among investors that information related to ESG issues such as climate change, human rights, diversity and corporate corruption is material for investment decisions,” said Deb Abbey, chief executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association, in a news release. “Systematically considering ESG factors is a component of accurate valuation and comprehensive risk management.”
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February 2, 2017
By: James Langton
Responsible investments’ (RI) assets under management (AUM) in Canada continue to enjoy strong growth driven by a combination of the sector’s evolution and demographic factors, according to the 2016 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report from the Responsible Investment Association (RIA).
The RIA report points out that there was $1.5 trillion in AUM incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors in Canada as of Dec. 31, 2015. This represents a 49% increase from $1 trillion two years earlier, while individual investors’ AUM has almost doubled (up by 91%) over that same period, to $118 billion from $62 billion. As a result of this strong growth, RI AUM represents 38% of total Canadian investment industry AUM, up from 31% as of Dec. 31, 2013.
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February 2, 2017
By: Janet McFarland
Canadian asset managers are embracing the responsible investment trend, reporting that $1.5 trillion in assets in Canada are now invested using various environmental or social criteria, an increase of 49 per cent over two years.
Deb Abbey, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association, said both individual and institutional investors are increasingly convinced that ESG factors don’t just have a positive impact on society, but also reduce investment risk and enhance returns.
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January 22, 2017
By: Kate Fane
Surprise surprise, responsible companies tend to be responsibly run. “Those corporate governance controversies and scandals we see in the news can hurt your investment portfolio,” says Lanz. “After Volkswagen admitted to systematically falsifying its vehicles’ environmental performance last year, its share price plummeted by 60 percent.”
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