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CPP Investments to double green portfolio to $130bn by 2030 in net zero drive

Michael Holder

11 February 2022 • 3 min read

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CPP Investments manages around $550bn assets

Canada Pensions Plan Investment Board, which recently pumped $330m into Octopus Energy, targets net zero portfolio by 2050

CPP Investments is to double its current green investment portfolio to at least $130bn by the end of the decade, as part of a fresh commitment from the Canadian pensions giant to achieve net zero greenhouse...

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