U of T News: Fighting climate change through responsible investing: U of T President Meric Gertler
President Meric Gertler addresses the landmark “Investing to Address Climate Change” charter for Canadian universities in the 2020 Adams Sustainability Celebration. The charter calls on signatory universities to: incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment practices; measure the carbon footprints of investment portfolios regularly and set meaningful targets to reduce them over time; and engage with companies to encourage them to reduce emissions.