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CalPERS

United States

CalPERS is the largest defined benefit pension plan in the US and provides retirement benefits to certain public employees of the state of California. Headquartered in Sacramento, CalPERS provides retirement benefit services to nearly 2.1 million members and health benefit services to over 1.5 million covered lives for state, school, and public employers. It has assets of $439 billion.

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CalPERS

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Overall	73	7	70	12	62	32	49	49	56	39	37	61	44	54	34	66	30	70	73	7	75	2	71	10	81	1	74	4	68	16	44	54	53	44	57	38	44	54	54	40	44	54	34	66	47	52	44	54	65	23	62	32	67	17	53	44	52	48	65	23	64	27	63	30	54	40	31	68	62	32	35	62	47	52	28	71	23	74	26	72	35	62	31	68	24	73	15	75	69	15	74	4	70	12	65	23	67	17	75	2	54	40	64	27	39	60	40	59	54	40	53	44	58	36	64	27	49	49	74	4	67	17	71	10	62	32	66	21	65	23	70	12	53	44	58	36	48	51	63	30	72	9	67	17	35	62	35	62	66	21
Cost	65	14	60	19	55	29	31	58	54	34	40	50	58	23	53	36	40	50	49	40	63	16	59	21	81	2	70	11	73	8	57	26	79	3	58	23	57	26	59	21	55	29	47	43	63	16	55	29	56	28	40	50	65	14	20	68	45	44	24	65	43	48	26	63	21	67	22	66	54	34	31	58	40	50	26	63	28	62	7	73	9	72	14	70	13	71	6	74	73	8	75	6	89	1	71	10	76	5	78	4	19	69	48	42	29	61	45	44	36	55	44	47	41	49	51	39	39	54	61	18	49	40	66	13	35	56	58	23	45	44	74	7	32	57	60	19	53	36	55	29	68	12	55	29	4	75	31	58	52	38
Governance	83	15	95	2	90	8	80	21	60	46	45	65	59	49	52	55	40	67	92	6	94	4	95	2	97	1	92	6	82	18	30	73	48	61	66	43	46	63	69	38	60	46	46	63	72	32	53	54	93	5	86	13	75	28	70	36	69	38	87	10	67	42	87	10	75	28	49	59	51	56	39	68	63	45	43	66	32	72	12	74	70	36	50	57	34	71	6	75	66	43	73	31	54	53	60	46	78	25	71	33	79	24	83	15	57	50	35	69	49	59	55	52	84	14	78	25	75	28	80	21	81	19	87	10	80	21	77	27	90	8	81	19	71	33	68	40	57	50	50	57	71	33	68	40	35	69	48	61	83	15
Performance	76	14	69	26	60	42	73	18	69	26	27	75	49	61	29	74	43	68	82	8	80	10	68	29	87	4	87	4	73	18	45	65	52	55	77	13	57	49	63	37	55	51	36	71	51	58	69	26	46	64	61	39	70	23	64	36	38	70	70	23	70	23	65	35	61	39	45	65	83	6	45	65	74	17	41	69	35	72	49	61	53	54	59	43	52	55	50	59	61	39	73	18	67	30	63	37	59	43	82	8	50	59	76	14	34	73	48	63	59	43	55	51	59	43	79	11	58	48	75	16	67	30	67	30	72	21	72	21	59	43	66	33	52	55	54	53	57	49	83	6	94	1	89	2	88	3	66	33	79	11
Responsible Investment	78	10	67	25	50	42	20	55	46	44	42	47	15	61	8	66	3	71	77	11	73	17	72	18	71	19	59	38	55	41	48	43	42	47	36	52	20	55	20	55	11	64	9	65	8	66	5	69	74	16	71	19	68	24	65	30	65	30	88	1	83	3	83	3	67	25	14	62	67	25	28	54	18	58	4	70	0	72	39	50	14	62	6	68	0	72	0	72	83	3	83	3	81	7	76	12	62	36	79	9	76	12	58	39	43	46	38	51	67	25	65	30	44	45	42	47	17	60	88	1	81	7	76	12	70	22	67	25	75	15	70	22	64	34	58	39	33	53	71	19	65	30	63	35	18	58	0	72	60	37

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CalPERS’ plan to generate alpha from climate investments

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CalPERS mulls tying climate KPIs to incentive pay

CalPERS may tie the incentive pay of its staff to meeting climate KPIs in the near future. The fund's executive pay consultants also discussed other ways the fund should tweak incentive pay like adding an asset class investment performance weighting to the annual incentive formula.