Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Banco Santander Launch Cubico Sustainable Investments (Global)

Source: Cubico Sustainable Investments

Canadian pension funds Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and retail and commercial bank Banco Santander have formed Cubico Sustainable Investments, a United Kingdom-based firm established to manage and invest in renewable energy and water infrastructure assets globally. The firm, owned equally by Teachers, PSP Investments and Santander, launched with a portfolio valued at more than US$2 billion. The portfolio currently includes 19 wind, solar and water infrastructure assets previously owned by Santander, based in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.