Toronto Investment Board

The full agenda, as filed

All 1 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.

• IB2.1amended

  Investment Policy - Environmental, Social, and Governance Review

  City Council has directed the Executive Director, Corporate Finance, to review sections of the Statement of Investment Policy and Procedures for the City of Toronto Investment Funds (Investment Policy) pertaining to Environmental, Social, and Governance factors and to consult with a number of relevant industry stakeholders, including the Toronto Investment Board, and report back to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2019. The purpose of this report is to summarize the Environmental, Social, and Governance provisions contained in the Investment Policy and to solicit advice from the Board and other stakeholders on how these provisions can be enhanced.

  The Toronto Investment Board: 1. Requested the Executive Director, Corporate Finance, to incorporate the following comments in the Executive Director's upcoming report to City Council on the Investment Policy - Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors Review: a. Include Environmental, Social, and Governance factors as material to risk/return outcomes in Section 2.2 (Investment Beliefs) of the Investment Policy; b. Ensure that the focus of Section 6.6 (Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors) of the Investment Policy is all-inclusive and considers the United Nations' 17 sustainable development goals which includes climate change; c. Exclude direct investing in Toronto's economy as a separate asset class in the Investment Policy, as it is falls outside the Toronto Investment Board's mandate, responsibilities, and resources and these types of investments are direct policy decisions for City Council through its Budget Process; d. Maintain the current Section 6.6 (Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors) of the Investment Policy at this time and request Corporate Finance staff to monitor and update it regularly to reflect evolving Environmental, Social, and Governance principles that are aligned with the mandate of this Policy; and e. Ensure the policy recommendations support and advance the City's commitment towards carbon reduction targets.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The Executive Director, Corporate Finance recommends that: 1. The Toronto Investment Board receive this report for information.