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19 01, 2023

Don’t let ESG become ‘the next 3-letter bad word’ – CalPERS CEO

CORPaTH2023-01-19T15:58:01-08:00January 19th, 2023|Categories: ESG|Tags: CalPERS, esg, marcie frost|

By Arleen Jacobius Source: Pensions & Investments ESG is about managing risks and spotting investment opportunities, and should not be allowed to become "the next three-letter bad word," CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost said at the pension fund's stakeholder forum on Wednesday. "When you break down ESG … it's around managing risks related to climate, managing risks related to poor human capital practices. It is about managing risks related to poor governance," Ms. Frost said. Read the full article

19 12, 2022

CalPERS, CalSTRS need fresh skills to take on new risks, Betty Yee says

CORPaTH2022-12-19T10:12:16-08:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: Multiemployer Plans|Tags: betty yee, california, CalPERS, CALSTRS|

By Arleen Jacobius Source: Pensions & Investments Asset owners need a different set of tools to navigate their portfolios through the uncharted waters they find themselves in today, said Betty T. Yee, outgoing California state controller and member of the boards of CalPERS and CalSTRS. To get there, boards need more education related to these issues and risks including geopolitical and climate change, and to hire staff with different skill sets to augment the deep investment expertise plans already [...]

17 11, 2022

CalPERS CEO pushes back against politicization of ESG investing

CORPaTH2022-11-17T14:33:59-08:00November 17th, 2022|Categories: ESG|Tags: CalPERS, esg, investing, marcie frost|

By Arleen Jacobius Source: Pensions & Investments CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost decried the politicization of environmental, governance and social investing at Wednesday's board meeting and highlighted the benefits of the $443.2 billion pension plan's ESG approach. "In some cases, the (midterm election) campaign rhetoric not only dismissed the danger of climate change, it went so far as to mischaracterize a strategy we believe in strongly: examining the risk factors of the environment, of social inequality, and of good governance," [...]

6 10, 2020

Controller Yee: ‘More work’ ahead for CalPERS board

CORPaTH2020-10-06T09:46:02-07:00October 6th, 2020|Categories: Corporate Governance|Tags: betty yee, california, CalPERS|

Even though CalPERS is taking steps toward fixing its governance problem, officials at the $411.5 billion pension plan say the road ahead is long. California Controller Betty T. Yee, who sits on the boards of both California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, and the second-largest U.S. public pension plan, the $262.5 billion California State Teachers' Retirement System, West Sacramento, is helping drive the changes. Her duties on both boards give Ms. Yee an unobstructed view of the culture and [...]