Trucost: High cost of carbon to Canadian investors

On January 19, 2011 WWF-Canada released a report highlighting climate change as a new risk for institutional investors, and providing insights in carbon risk assessment of an investment portfolio. The report, Carbon Counts: Assessing the Carbon Exposure of Canadian Institutional Investment Portfolios was prepared for WWF-Canada by Mercer and Trucost to identify the carbon exposure of Canadian institutional pooled investment products.The report provides a quantitative assessment of the carbon impact of Canadian institutional investors’ portfolios by analyzing the greenhouse gas emissions and associated risks generated by the companies held in these institutional portfolios.

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Event: Managing Climate Change Risks

The P2 Project, jointly with Mercer Investment Consultants, held successful events in Montreal and Winnipeg looking at the implications of climate change for investment decision-making. The events featured leading Canadian climate scientists who provided overviews of the latest climate science and the emerging risks and impacts of climate change for investors. Following, Mercer provided the [...]

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