UTAM is honoured to be one of the three finalists for Canadian Investment Review’s first Pension Leadership Awards in the category of Sustainable Investing. The awards celebrate pension plan sponsors and pension investors who work hard to ensure strong investment outcomes. Canadian Investment Review announced the finalists for five award categories yesterday. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in early December.

The Sustainable Investing Award recognizes a pension plan that has shown leadership and/or significant progress in incorporating sustainability into its investment process. A panel of independent judges reviewed nominees’ practices related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters across asset classes.

The judges reviewed our approach to responsible investing, including how we integrate ESG considerations into our investment decision-making processes. Specific activities reviewed included:

  • Our overall approach to responsible investing, from governance to investment risk management to the evaluation and monitoring of external investment managers
  • Active ownership, including our engagement, proxy voting and advocacy activities
  • How we measure success, including, among other metrics, progress toward our 40% carbon footprint reduction target
  • Our efforts to promote the importance of ESG considerations in pension investment management, and our leadership and advisory roles at prominent responsible investing organizations

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