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Case study: How CDPQ incentivized action along the value chain

Learn how CDPQ has implemented guidance from the A4S Essential Guide to Incentivizing Action Along the Value Chain in their mission to ensure sustainability.

Building a competitive and sustainable economy and investing with the environment in mind are not mutually exclusive, as global investment group, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) demonstrated years ago. The group announced their first investment strategy to address climate change in 2017, with a mission to ensure the sustainability of their depositor’s funds. This case study outlines the incentivizing action initiatives led by CDPQ to reduce their portfolio’s carbon intensity.

About this project:

Incentivizing Action Along the Value Chain is a guide developed by the Canadian Chapter of The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) project and builds upon the A4S Essential Guide series. The guide can be downloaded here. The project team applied the framework in the guide and implemented learnings to produce detailed, practical examples for finance professionals.

Key takeaways:

  • why and how CDPQ took this approach
  • six sustainable investing levers of influence
  • top tips for centering a sustainability strategy