The objective of the BCV Pension 70 Sub-fund is to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Sub-fund is mainly comprised of equities, thus entailing a high level of risk. When selecting investments, the requirements of the legislation on professional retirement, surviving dependents, and disability insurance legislation (OPP 2) are taken into account. This is subject to the authorized limits for equity holdings and foreign currency investments that do not hedge against exchange rate risk, which are higher than those prescribed by OPP 2. Moreover, the manager shall integrate, for the part of the assets of the sub-fund as set out in the investment policy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in its investment selection and portfolio construction process.