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July 2009
RI round up - July 30
RI’s regular round-up of recent important responsible investment news.
PRI plans to kick out six signatories for non-compliance
Call by fund managers for PRI members to embed ESG in investment contracts.
A billion euros shifts back into SRI funds as markets rise
Green themed funds also up on the back of investor confidence.
PGGM mandates $60m to manager from €200m microfinance programme
Cornerstone investment made with Grassroots Capital, notably for India investment potential.
Engage and vote or explain, Walker tells investors in major UK governance review
Foreign investors with UK holdings to be urged to commit to Principles of Stewardship.
PRI unveils major five-year programme to 2013 including public policy plans
RI asset class research to broaden to hedge funds, infrastructure and commodities.
PRI: 25% rise in members incorporating RI elements in fund manager contracts, PE guide launched
Signatories increasingly becoming ‘active owners’ on back of 12,000 engagements, says initiative survey.
UN-backed report says advisors and fund managers risk being sued if they don’t put ESG in contracts
Follow-up to Freshfields report on fiduciary duty extends legal argument on environmental, social and governance responsibility.
RI round up - July 2
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
US SRI houses write to SEC to slam Chamber of Commerce voting report as fatally flawed
Problems of methodology and bias pepper report, claim critics.
Canadian investors rise to RI challenge despite legal limbo
Support for ESG considerations high, but caution on fiduciary responsibilities.
The semantics of RI: what are we talking about?
Why the nomenclature of responsible investing is important.
Standard Life Investments chief and ISC chair Skeoch counters ‘absent landlord’ investor accusations
RI interview: UK funds CEO heads out to broaden international engagement network of UK institutions.