Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager
Sustainable Investments
Aaron White is a member of the Institutional Asset Management team. He focuses on sustainable investing and enhancing the firm’s ESG capabilities, including policy development and implementation and client communication. He also manages and creates effective sustainable investment solutions for clients, prospects and consultants.
Prior to his current role, Mr. White held the roles of Client Portfolio Manager and Director of Regional Sales with CIBC Asset Management. He consulted with financial advisors to develop investor asset allocations and optimize portfolio construction. He began his career as a Managed Solutions and Sales Support Specialist at CI Investments.
Mr. White holds a BEd degree from McGill University and the Chartered Investment Manager designation.
Increased scrutiny will create better outcomes for the industry in the long run.
CIBC’s sustainable investment head says headwinds are short-term.
Investors are increasingly interested in the non-financial impacts of their portfolios.
The conflict could be the "last hurrah" for conventional energy investors.
Without standards for investment products, transparency is essential.
Climate change commitments offer investing opportunities.
More asset managers are developing a proprietary approach to ESG data.
Divestment and green bonds are gaining traction, while impact funds may be the way of the future.