The board of CalPERS has directed staff to look into aligning its $357 billion portfolio with the UN’s sustainable development goals.The largest pension fund in the US is already one of the global leaders in engaging with companies on ESG risks, but by adopting the UN SDGs it would embrace more specific social objectives, such…
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Chief Investment Officer – Small Pension, Big Punch
It may have a staff of 10—and only two of those are investors—but a small public pension in a quiet corner of the UK is officially one of the most influential environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors in the world. The £2.7 billion ($4 billion) Environment Agency Pension Fund has ranked among some of the…
Calpers Pushes Boards to Clear Room for the Young and Ethnic – Bloomberg Politics
California’s big public pension fund has a message for corporate board members like Lee Raymond, the 77-year-old lead director at JPMorgan Chase & Co.: It’s time to retire. The $294 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System is taking aim at older, white men on corporate boards with a proposed policy aimed at adding more women, minorities…
CalPERS joins Dutch corporate governance platform Eumedion | News | IPE
Eumedion, the Dutch corporate governance and sustainability platform for institutional investors, has welcomed the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) as its newest member. Rients Abma, Eumedion’s director, said: “As a reputable player, CalPERS will add weight to our efforts to improve corporate governance and sustainability at Dutch listed companies, as well to our influence…
