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www.shiftaction.ca info@shiftaction.ca Your Pension and the Climate Engaging your Fund on the Climate Crisis Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health works to protect pensions and the climate by bringing together beneficiaries and
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Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health works to protect pensions and the climate by bringing together beneficiaries and pension funds to engage on the climate crisis. We help Canadians understand where their retirement wealth is invested and how to engage with the people managing it. Now is the time to shift our approach and invest in a low-carbon future.
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- Introductions
- The climate crisis
- Risks to our retirement savings
- Pension opportunities
- How are Canada’s pension plans preparing?
- How to engage to have impact
- Questions & discussion
Workshop Outline
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The Climate Crisis
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Your Pension Fund is at Risk
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Transition Risk
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Transition Risk
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Regulatory and Legal Risk
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Portfolio Risk
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Antarctica coastal erosion Yorkshire, UK coastal erosion Denmark, January 2017 France, June 2018
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What success looks like when addressing the climate crisis
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What success looks like when addressing the climate crisis
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Incorporating Climate Risk into the term ‘Fiduciary Responsibility’
Photo care of Net-Zero Asset Owner’s Alliance (2019)
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Changing Risk to Opportunity
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How your pension contributes to the climate crisis
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How are Canada’s Pensions Preparing?
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Engaging Your Pension Fund
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- Begin and end with disclosure
- Know the governance structure
- Engage constructively
- Clarify Goals
- Understand Best Practices
- Communicate Regularly
Best Practice Suggestions: Engagement
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Pension Managers are Experts, Hired by You, Your Union, and Your Employer to Grow you Retirement Wealth at the Lowest Possible Risk.
Pension Funds Work for You!
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Ways to Engage?
- Letters
- Direct Meetings
- Information Sessions
- General Meetings
- Communications
Ways to Engage Your Pension Fund
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- Assets
- Risks
- Activities
- Strategy & plans & goals
Repeat, repeat, repeat!
Questions for Disclosure
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Net Zero Asset Owner’s Alliance
Photos care of Net-Zero Asset Owner’s Alliance (2019)
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