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WSIB sustainability head says physical climate risk now dominant; urges diversified, resilience‑oriented approach
Summary
Head of sustainability Sherry Trecker told trustees that physical climate risks (extreme weather, sea‑level rise) are increasingly material across asset classes and staff will sharpen physical‑risk analysis alongside continued diversified investment approaches.
Sherry Trecker, head of sustainability at WSIB, presented staff’s year‑long research on the energy transition and climate risk, arguing that physical impacts of climate change demand increased emphasis in portfolio analysis and management.
"Physical risks from climate change are impacting our investment values now," Trecker said, describing an MSCI–Swiss Re study that found much of the public equity portfolio is exposed to multiple physical hazards,…
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