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  • CPP says lack of interim net zero target helps it make transition investments

    02 July 2024

    CPP Investments has committed to reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050, but has declined to set an interim target, arguing this allows it to invest in high-emitting companies to help them transition.

  • CPP votes against 70 directors for failed climate risk planning

    20 October 2023

  • CPP Investments to acquire US energy producer

    01 March 2023

  • Rise Fund, Generation, CPPIB invest in CSR software provider

    19 February 2021

    TPG's Rise Fund, Generation Investment Management, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, AIMCo and Vestcor have invested an undisclosed sum in Benevity, a provider of 'corporate purpose' software.

  • CPPIB's European renewables platform makes €245m first investment

    08 January 2021

    Renewable Power Capital (RPC), a platform founded by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board last month, has made its first investment, acquiring a portfolio of Nordic onshore wind projects from developer OX2.

  • Bonds round-up: CPPIB Capital, CalSTRS, Taiwan Power Co., Swedavia ...and more

    11 December 2019

  • BlackRock and CPPIB back stewardship code for long-term investors

    02 July 2019

    FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organisation led by institutional investors including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and BlackRock, has released new guidelines that aim to help asset managers become better long-term investors.

  • Winners of Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 honoured by market

    02 April 2019

    The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

  • Canada Pension Plan issues country's largest green bond

    14 June 2018

    The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which manages the $356.1 billion Canada Pension Plan, has issued a green bond worth CAD1.5 billion ($1.2 billion).