Pension funds and sustainable investment : : challenges and opportunities / / Brett P. Hammond, Raimond Maurer and Olivia S. Mitchell.

• Superior document: A Pension Research Council book
• TeilnehmendeR: Hammond, Brett P.,; Maurer, Raimond,; Mitchell, Olivia S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Pension Research Council book.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Notes: Also issued in print: 2023.; "This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

This volume offers a variety of distinct viewpoints from a variety of countries, on whether, how, and when environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria should, and should not, drive pension fund investments.

Table of Contents

cover -- titlepage -- copyright -- preface -- contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Sustainable Investment in Retirement Funds: Introduction -- Part I. Defining and Measuring Sustainable Objectives and Outcomes -- 2 Pensions and ESG: An Institutional and Historical Perspective -- 3 The Origins of ESG in Pensions: Strategies and Outcomes -- 4 ESG Investing: Financial Materiality and Social Objectives -- Part II. The Evolution of Pension ESG Investing -- 5 ESG and Expected Returns on Equities: The Case of Environmental Ratings -- 6 ESG and Downside Risks: Implications for Pension Funds -- 7 Global Pensions and ESG: Is There a Better Way? -- Part III. Impacts of ESG on Pension Governance, Investments, Structures, and Reporting -- 8 Eliciting Pension Beneficiaries' Sustainability Preferences: Why and How? -- 9 Private Retirement Systems and Sustainability: Insights from Australia, the UK, and the US -- 10 How the Norwegian SWF Balances Ethics, ESG Risks, and Returns -- The Pension Research Council -- Index.