Canada:
Are Pension Plan Administrators Legally Required To Consider Climate Change? (Podcast)
08 November 2022
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change's latest report, the science is now settled
that human behaviour is the cause of climate change and it will
have profound effects on our economy and natural world. In this
episode, Osler's Andrea Boctor, partner and Chair of the
Pensions and Benefits group, discusses with Ecojustice lawyer
Andhra Azevedo about how pension plan administrators'
fiduciary duty likely requires them to understand, assess,
and manage climate-related risks.
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