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Climate Change

Canadian post-secondary institutions are contributors to climate change due to their large geographic, economic and environmental footprint, and also face a number of emerging environmental risks. As such, institutions have a significant role to play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy through their institutional operating practices, community engagement, … Continue reading "Climate Change"

Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Measurement, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Investing, Operations and Maintenance, Policies, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Sustainability, Threat Assessment

January 25, 2022

Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context – December 15, 2021

Date: December 15, 2021 Duration: 90 minutes Presenters: Brandon Dickson, Graduate Student, Balsillie School of International Affairs Deidre (Dee) Henne, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Vice-President of Administration, McMaster University Donna Kotsopoulos, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education, Western University Srikanth Ramani, Professor, Finance, Huron University College, Western University Click here to download the presentation … Continue reading "Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context – December 15, 2021"

Tags: Financial Management, Investing, Professional Development, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

December 16, 2021

Webinar – Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context (PDF Presentation)

Webinar - Responsible Investing: An Analysis of Investment Policies at Canadian Universities in an International Context (PDF Presentation)

Tags: Financial Management, Investing, Professional Development, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

December 16, 2021

Financial Landscape

Canadian universities continue to navigate an era of unprecedented change. They are experiencing significant shifts in their funding models due to declining government grants and increasing reliance on tuition and alternative revenue sources. Concurrently, expenditure patterns have been altered due to changing societal expectations of the role of universities and the services that they should … Continue reading "Financial Landscape"

Tags: Benchmarking, Data Analytics, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Institutional Planning, Internationalization

October 13, 2021

UNIVERSITY MANAGER 2021 FALL

Tags: Best Practices, Collaboration, Cybersecurity, EDI (Equity - Diversity - Inclusion), Insurance, Investing, Investment Committees, Leadership, Pension and Benefits, Reports, Resource Allocation, Surveys, Treasury and Investment, University Manager, Workplace Behaviour

October 1, 2021

2020 CAUBO Investment Survey Results (PDF Presentation)

Tags: 2021, Presentations, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

September 14, 2021

Treasury and Investment Seminar – Day 2: June 18, 2021 (Recorded Session)

Tags: 2021, Best Practices, Presentations, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

September 13, 2021

Treasury and Investment Seminar – Day 1: June 9, 2021 (Recorded Session)

Tags: 2021, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, Best Practices, Presentations, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

September 13, 2021

Responsible Investing Landscape and Challenges (PDF Presentation)

Tags: 2021, Best Practices, Presentations, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

September 13, 2021

Is Value Dead? (PDF Presentation)

Tags: 2021, Best Practices, Presentations, Responsible Investing and Divestment, Treasury and Investment

September 13, 2021