Canadian Institutional Investors: ESG Imperative, Integration and Opportunity
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June 2022
Even as environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment practices have been rising in the consciousness of investors and market stakeholders for a number of years, the past two years have seen a rapid spike in focus and engagement.
From an increased focus on corporate governance, to global and domestic pledges to achieve carbon emissions targets, to acknowledgement by investors around such topics as diversity, equity, shareholder engagement, indigenous perspectives, inclusion, human capital, workforce and more.
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Cynthia Shaw Pereira
Director and Head of Client Solutions Design, BNY Mellon
Mathieu Pacheco
Relationship Executive, CIBC Mellon
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CIBC Mellon is celebrating 30 years of helping Canadian institutional investors and international institutional investors into Canada service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Founded in 1996, CIBC Mellon is 50-50 jointly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). CIBC Mellon delivers investment services for investment funds, pension plans, insurance companies, banks, foundations, endowments, corporations, and global financial institutions whose clients invest in Canada.
As at June 30, 2026, CIBC Mellon had more than C$3.6 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration. CIBC Mellon is part of the BNY network, which as at June 30, 2026 had US$62.6 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration. CIBC Mellon is a licensed user of the CIBC trade-mark and certain BNY trade-marks, and is the corporate brand of CIBC Mellon Trust Company.