CalPERS

CalPERS | September 13, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) was named today the 2016 Sustainable Business of the Year by the Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC), which recognizes top environmentally proactive Sacramento-area businesses whose work practices demonstrate an outstanding commitment to enhancing sustainability. The award presentation was made during a Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting and accepted by Douglas Hoffner, CalPERS' interim ch...

CalPERS | September 08, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has been recognized for reducing its enterprise-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 79 percent, exceeding the Governor's mandated 20 percent reduction by nearly four times over, and eight years ahead of schedule. The recognition was made by the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Registry. Compared to other California state agencies, CalPERS had the highest reduction in entity-wide greenhouse gas ...

CalPERS | September 08, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) annual health Open Enrollment period for the 2017 calendar year is September 12 - October 7, 2016. As it does every year, the retirement system is providing members with information on its six Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and three self-funded Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) health plans. CalPERS' Basic (non-Medicare) health plan options include HMO plans through Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of...

Huawei | January 15, 2020

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China’s Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said. The U.S. Commerce Department in May placed Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. That allowed the U.S. government to restrict sales of U.S.-made goods to the company and a small number of items made abroad that cont...