March 2023
31Mar

Sustainable Investment: Best Practice Disclosure Checklist for Pension Funds

By World Bank Group There are compelling reasons for asset owners – in particular large pension funds and sovereign wealth funds – to adopt sustainable investment, and for governments to support them in these endeavours. First, asset owners have a key role to play in providing the capital that supports national economic and development goals. Second, sustainability issues – for example, climate change, labour rights, public health – are important drivers of investment value. Third, asset owners play a key...

March 31, 2023
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October 2021
06Oct

Governments should consider green investing incentives, says IMF

Policymakers should consider providing a financial incentive for sustainable funds as existing capital is “too limited in size and scope” to have a major impact on climate change, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report, published on Monday, the IMF said that an additional investment of as much as $20tn (£14.7tn) over the next two decades will be required to facilitate a green transition. Alongside this, a mainstreaming of green fiscal policies and greater...

October 6, 2021
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September 2019

13Sep

How Making Smart Financial Decisions Can Have a Positive Impact on Climate Change

There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with managing a fund with $1.5 trillion in assets—a responsibility that Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world, faces every day. We have more than 5,000 stocks and 3,400 bond issuers in our portfolio, and the fund is designed to operate with a 100-year, multi­generational time frame. Unlike investors with a shorter time horizon, we consider climate change to be a systemic risk affecting the entire...

September 13, 2019
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06Sep

Global Risks Affecting Pension Plans

Unlike any other financial product, pensions, whether provided by government, employers or accumulated by individuals themselves, aim to provide people with a livelihood when they no longer work. The income derived from a pension, in the majority of cases, is what determines whether we are able to lead an independent and dignified life after retirement. A good pension system is therefore a critical underpinning of any society. There are three key risks to pensions worldwide that need immediate attention....

September 6, 2019
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