OMERS Sustainable Investing in Action
Our investment teams actively promote sustainable business practices and long-term perspectives through ESG integration, collaboration, and engagement. Each investment team has developed ESG Assessment Procedures, and asset management practices, tailored to their unique asset class characteristics. Here are some examples:
Indi Sydney City
Located in Sydney, Australia, Indi Sydney City is an Oxford Properties led build-to-rent project. It’s construction will incorporate sustainability best practices In areas such as material choice, onsite renewable power generation and rainwater reuse. It will also feature a high-efficiency central cooling system as well as passive design principles to improve thermal comfort.
Navisun LLC
Navisun LLC, is an independent distributed generation solar power producer. It acquires, co-develops, constructs, finances, owns and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar and storage projects throughout the United States. The company is recognized for constructing projects in an environmentally-conscious way that minimizes impact to the land and watersheds.
Group14 Technologies
Group14 Technologies aims to improve the performance of lithium ion batteries, positioning it to make an important contribution to global decarbonization goals. Based in the US, Group14’s battery-related efforts has wide potential application, including mobility, aviation, grid storage and beyond.
Groendus
Groendus, an energy transition platform serving customers in the Netherlands, is a developer, builder and operator of renewable power assets. Currently overseeing a portfolio of 300 solar projects, it aims to provide its customers with an increasing suite of energy transition solutions, such as EV charging and battery storage.
