Systemic climate risk management - for institutional investors

Best practises were shared on the integration of Climate Change into Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) decisions for asset owners.

Ortec Finance is proud sponsor of IPE’s Conference & Awards event 2021 in Madrid.

We reflect on the outcomes of COP26 and its implications for their clients the following stands out: COP26 did very little to mitigate any of the uncertainty around which global warming pathway the world is heading towards.

Ortec Finance's reflections on Wednesday November 10th at COP26.

Ortec Finance's reflections on Tuesday November 9th at COP26.

Ortec Finance's reflections on Monday November 8th at COP26

Many members of our Climate & ESG Solutions team have arrived in Glasgow— ready for week 2, where, for the next few days the team onsite will report on the happenings in and around COP26.

Reflections on Energy Day, Day 4 of COP26

In September 2021, the 10 largest pension funds in Canada received letters from their beneficiaries with a request for bigger transparency and a plan to meet legal obligations regarding climate risk management. However, transparency is not enough for the future. If Canadian pension funds want to join the global investment community that strives to reach Net Zero by 2050, they have to ensure that their portfolio emits between 7 – 10% less emissions each year from now until 2050. This is a big job, but a doable one. Here are five thoughts to help them on their way.