{"id":4202,"date":"2021-07-07T18:33:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T18:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/share.ca\/university-pension-plan-teams-up-with-share-to-advance-esg-agenda-through-engagement\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T23:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T23:39:17","slug":"university-pension-plan-teams-up-with-share-to-advance-esg-agenda-through-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/share.ca\/blog\/university-pension-plan-teams-up-with-share-to-advance-esg-agenda-through-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"University Pension Plan teams up with SHARE to advance ESG agenda through engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>July 7, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>The University Pension Plan (UPP) has selected SHARE as an engagement provider. 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We look forward to working with SHARE to address the climate crisis, advance reconciliation with Indigenous people, and promote human rights and decent work at home and through the supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the University Pension Plan<\/strong><br \/>\nThe University Pension Plan is a new jointly sponsored defined benefit pension plan (JSPP). The Plan becomes operational on July 1, 2021, and at that time its investments are expected to be valued at $10.5 billion. The Plan is bringing together the pension plans of Queen\u2019s University, the University of Guelph and the University of Toronto and Trent University in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About SHARE<\/strong><br \/>\nSHARE is a Canadian leader in responsible investment services, research and education for institutional investors and shareholder engagement, proxy advisory and consulting services, education and timely research that help investors integrate environmental, social and governance issues in the investment management process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Watkins, Communications Coordinator, SHARE<br \/>\nTelephone: 416-306-2255<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:awatkins@share.ca\">awatkins@share.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPP PRESS CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Conlon<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:media@universitypension.ca\">media@universitypension.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, 2021 \u2013 The University Pension Plan (UPP) has selected SHARE as an engagement provider. 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