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June 2008
Exclusions, engagements and tax evasions top Norwegian Govt fund review
Ministry of Finance formally launches consultation and outlines debate for future responsible investment strategy.
Norway plots special environmental and developing countries funds for €267bn pension scheme
Green real estate policy proposed while ‘best-in-class’ ESG strategy is vetoed.
Threat of pension fund commodities ban in US lightens
Pension funds hit back at proposals to cap commodities exposures.
RI round up June 27
RI’s bite-sized round-up of the week’s responsible investment news
RI fund launches: Schroders mulls forestry/agriculture - Investec - Goldman - Natixis
The newest fund launches on responsible investment themes.
US Senate committee proposes commodities bar to pension funds over $500m
Endowments and sovereign wealth funds also targeted in bid to combat ‘skyrocketing’ energy and food prices.
UN urges institutions to push property managers towards sustainable building
Investors can end the ‘circle of blame’ says UNEPFI Property Working Group.
RI round-up June 20
RI’s bite-sized round-up of the week’s responsible investment news.
FTSE launches broad environmental index as eco benchmarks boom
GES and World Resources Institute invite investors to build ecosystem index.
PRI membership doubles in one year to hit $14 trillion as signatories meet in Seoul
Membership reaches 381 of the world’s largest asset owners and managers – double last year’s figure.
SG wins best SRI research award as sector booms: Thomson Reuters Extel Survey
SRI identified by benchmark survey as one of fastest growing investment trends.
RI round-up June 13
RI’s bite-sized round-up of the week’s most important responsible investment news.
New European ESG company performance indicators could herald mainstream investment analysis
European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies poised to adopt ESG company reporting indicators.
Rising stars of corporate governance and RI named by Yale
Yale School of Management’s Millstein Center for Corporate Governance lists best young professionals in field.
Fund managers predict $700bn rise in RI assets by 2010: RI landscape report
98 fund managers running $19.4 trillion in assets predict responsible investment market will jump by 35% in next two years.
Green funds suffer major sell-off
Almost €300m pulled from sector as investors question potential returns.
Cluster bomb treaty prompts investors to purge portfolios
State pension funds under pressure to divest from related companies.
RI round-up June 5
RI’s bite-sized round-up of the week’s major responsible investment news.
ABP manager seeks ‘unexploded bombs’ amongst Global Compact companies
Manager begins task of sifting companies signed up to the UN Global Compact.
RI mandate round-up: France’s ERAFP outsources €1.2bn
French fund to stagger SRI equity and bond mandates over three years.
European investors join for attack on Wal-mart labour standards at AGM
UK, Dutch and Scandinavian funds file resolution for June 6 meet in Arkansas.
UN PRI Seoul special: interview with Donald Macdonald, PRI chair
PRI signatories gather in Seoul for the annual progress meeting of the huge investor initiative.
Investor appeal for ‘packaged’ sustainability products: TBLI Asia report
Investors, entrepreneurs and NGOs converge on Bangkok for TBLI Asia 2008.