What does putting $100 billion toward climate solutions entail? On this week’s episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Peter Cashion, head of sustainable investing at CalPERS, joins Shaheen Contractor, senior ESG analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, to unpack how one of the world’s largest pension funds is translating climate ambition into investment decisions. Learn more about the practical aspects of putting this kind of plan into action, what mobilizing capital means in practice, how returns interface with impact and much more.

<p>What does putting $100 billion toward climate solutions entail? On this week&rsquo;s episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Peter Cashion, head of sustainable investing at CalPERS, joins Shaheen Contractor, senior ESG analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, to unpack how one of the world&rsquo;s largest pension funds is translating climate ambition into investment decisions. Learn more about the practical aspects of putting this kind of plan into action, what mobilizing capital means in practice, how returns interface with impact and much more.</p>

ESG has become established as a key business theme as companies and investors seek to navigate the climate crisis, energy transition, social megatrends, mounting regulatory attention and pressure from other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms, buzz words, and lingo and we aim to break these down with industry experts.

<p>ESG has become established as a key business theme as companies and investors seek to navigate the climate crisis, energy transition, social megatrends, mounting regulatory attention and pressure from other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms, buzz words, and lingo and we aim to break these down with industry experts.</p>

ESG Currents

Inside CalPERS’ $100 Billion Climate-Action Plan

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