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Climate Action

The world is facing a climate crisis

The world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target to avoid the worst fallout from climate change.1

Greenhouse gas concentrations are at their highest levels in 2 million years—and continue to rise.2

Climate change is expected to cause approx. 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050.3

We are striving to be part of the solution

Climate change is a critical and evolving issue that needs our immediate attention—and action. Joining the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative reflects our pledge to a multi-year, ongoing transformation in our business practices and investment processes.

Our road to net zero

Our four levers to accelerate action

Aligning investment beliefs with a decarbonization commitment is just one way asset managers can act against climate change.

We work to understand and integrate climate considerations into our entire investment decision making process. This includes partnering with sub advisors and service providers to align with our net zero ambitions.

We are committed to helping investors express their values through their investment choices.

This also means proactively working to raise familiarity and comfort with sustainable-oriented solutions and ensuring full product transparency and reporting.

Climate-focused engagement with Clients, regulators and the industry is key to driving meaningful change.

As a manager of managers, we engage with our sub-advisors to understand where they are on their journey and help them evolve their climate strategy within their portfolios.

Transparency and accountability are key to maintaining meaningful relationships with our Clients, partners and delivering on our fiduciary duty.

We strive to provide our investors with information to help them navigate the increasingly complex range of investment solutions.

No two ESG ratings are the same
January 30, 2023
No two ESG ratings are the same

The goal of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings is to provide information on an entity's performance related to ESG issues. Entities include companies, non-corporate organizations and investment funds. This article looks at how ratings can differ widely because of varying inputs and measurements. Consistent application and clear communication of what goes into proprietary ESG ratings could go a long way to help better understand and use ESG scores.

Climate change affects us all
November 03, 2022
Climate change affects us all

The warming of the planet affects us all, but the impact is not always observable or uniformly distributed. However, there are solutions that will allow us to build cleaner, more resilient economies.

2022 DCIF: A look at target-date fund managers’ varying approaches to ESG investing
October 17, 2022
2022 DCIF: A look at target-date fund managers’ varying approaches to ESG investing

Responsible investing can drive stronger risk-adjusted returns and is increasingly being seen as a tool for prudent risk management, but defined contribution plan sponsors must understand target-date fund managers’ varying approaches to implementing environmental, social and governance factors into these funds.

1 Source: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 2021
2 Source: World Meteorological Organization, 2021
3 Source: World Health Organization, 2021 

All investment solutions are offered as segregated funds for group retirement plans exclusively by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, through Sun Life Group Retirement Services, a member of the Sun Life group of companies.

 

Sun Life Global Investments is a trade name of SLGI Asset Management Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, and Sun Life Financial Trust Inc. 

SLGI Asset Management Inc. is the investment manager of the Sun Life Mutual Funds, Sun Life Granite Managed Solutions and Sun Life Private Investment Pools.

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