Asset Allocation
CalPERS Reaches $53B in Climate Solutions Investments
The fund aims to make $100 billion in such investments by 2030 through its climate action plan and sustainable investments strategy.
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Approximately half of the new investments will be in public equity, with the rest going into private markets.
The $462 billion pension giant will more than double those assets as it aims to halve the carbon-emissions intensity of its investments by 2030.
Public equities and private debt were the top performers for the fund’s $462.8 billion portfolio.
The pension fund will increase its private asset exposure as fixed income and public equities weigh down the portfolio.
Starting Monday, spectators will be confined to the pension plan’s auditorium with directors in a separate room, six feet away from one other.