Newsletter ⮞ September 21, 2021

Get Ready for Rising Rates, Uncharted Territory

In just a few weeks we will be gathering for the 3rd annual Challenge of Change Forum in Vancouver (October 13th to 15th). A big part of the Canadian Leadership Congress’ success is our Advisory Board - and Marlene Puffer, CEO, CN Investment Division, has been with us from the start.

Marlene will be wearing a couple of hats at the event, helping us to celebrate the career of Jim Keohane and also speaking on our panel on investing in Asia. We connected with Marlene recently to get her views on risks in the market, leadership in changing times, and why the Canadian Leadership Congress is important to her.

Ontario Teachers’ Releases Ambitious Interim Net-zero Targets

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board recently announced 2025 and 2030 interim targets to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of its journey to achieve net zero on its investment activities by 2050.

Poorest Countries Will Be $12 Trillion Worse Off by 2025 Due to COVID – UN

The world’s poorest countries will be left $12tn worse off by 2025, amid a weaker economic recovery from COVID-19 as wealthy nations limit their access to vaccines, the United Nations has warned. In its annual trade and development report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) said low-income countries had been hit much harder by the pandemic than during the 2008 financial crisis, adding to their debts and piling pressure on their public finances.

Widespread Lapses in Climate Risk Reporting Found in Company Accounts

Companies frequently omit information about critical climate-related risks from their financial statements and there are often “considerable” inconsistencies in disclosures reported elsewhere by the same organisation, according to new independent research. A review of 107 global companies in carbon-intensive sectors, including energy, cement and transport, found that more than 70% did not indicate whether they had considered climate when preparing their 2020 financial statements.

Live and In-Person in Less Than a Month — 2021 Challenge of Change Forum

We are so excited to welcome our 2021 delegation person! We are still adding asset owners to a waitlist for October 13-15 in Vancouver at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel for one more week! All pension CEOs, CIOs and senior-level decision-makers within Canadian pension funds qualify.

Interested in Partnering with CLC in 2022?

The CLC is committed to quality content and conversation. We will never subject our delegates to recycled or stale content and our agendas are designed to spark new ideas and foster important conversations among asset owners and asset managers. Would you like to partner with us in 2022? Our experiences are designed to foster discussion and dialogue on issues that matter to plan sponsors right now.

Be a part of this by contacting CLC head of partnerships, Jennifer Hughey.

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