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January 2010
Fink-backed Earth Capital Partners hires team for sustainable agriculture launches
Managers join from IBIS Asset Management.
APG, PGGM and USS create index of greenest property companies
Launch follows disappointing environmental reporting levels found by survey.
Innovest founder Kiernan launches new sustainability fund manager
Inflection Point Capital Management informally unveiled in Davos.
Investors herald new SEC corporate climate disclosure guidelines
Companies to report on business-wide risks and opportunities of climate management.
Merseyside puts RI at heart of new £500m emerging markets mandate tenders
Managers will have to demonstrate understanding of ESG and governance in investment.
British Telecom pension scheme puts £75m into new UK green tech fund
Investment in Hermes-run portion of government innovation fund.
Climate investments perform in volatile market: Deutsche report
Simulated portfolio shows performance factor in climate investments.
SAM hires former Credit Suisse director in US push
Swiss manager sees growing sustainability momentum amongst US institutions.
S&P and Hawkamah combine for first Middle East/North Africa ESG index
IFC backing for ESG methodology.
RiskMetrics puts itself up for sale: reports
Bloomberg, McGraw-Hill and Thomson Reuters sounded out on bid, says WSJ.
Institutional investors input to new India governance recommendations
White paper on shareholder rights and audit issued by Asian Corporate Governance Association
RI round-up Jan 19
RI’s regular round up of the most important responsible investment news.
Norwegian fund sells off euro1.8bn in tobacco shares after government ban
Ministry of finance approves tobacco manufacturer exclusion.
UK investor Stewardship Code consultation kicks off, backs long-term mandate review
Financial Reporting Council sounds out investors on long-term performance for ‘market stability’
Hermes launches into RI private equity advisory space with PRI hire
Tom Rotherham joins as manager builds PE team.
Institutional shareholders to quiz Shell board over Canadian oil sands at AGM
FairPensions co-ordinates resolution for May 18 shareholder meet.
Investors vent Copenhagen frustration with asset pledge to countries taking climate action
Joint statement released at UN investor conference.
Gore and Soros lead post Copenhagen investor gathering
UN hosts discussion on investments needed to solve climate change.
Investor governance chiefs write to US Senators calling for SEC self-funding
Letter open to additional signatories.
CalSTRS to push money managers on integrating climate risk into investment and voting
Report by Ceres says 71% of fund managers ignore potential climate risks.
UK investors join with politicians for mandatory GHG reporting call
Group sends letter to UK Secretary of State for Business.
Singapore’s huge SWF, Temasek, backs US solar tech firm
Fund joins pension investors by buying into Innovalight fundraising.
UN pension fund seeks $200k budget for external RI consultant
Hire of dedicated RI staff member vetoed.
Hewitt Associates settles in valuation lawsuit brought by Philips UK pension fund
Case illustrative of trend for funds to sue advisors over valuations.
Mercer European RI head, Emma Hunt, leaves the company
Consultant in active search for new Europe RI head.
Norges Bank details first RFPs for raft of enviro equity mandates in euro2.5bn programme
Mandate sizes for each manager in the $50m-$250m range.
Danish pension funds team up for 100m euro renewables allocation
Investors also revealed in Fortis clean energy infrastructure fund.
France’s FRR fires Dexia from 100m euro+ SRI mandate
Assets divided between four other European SRI managers.
TIAA-CREF sells PetroChina and Sudan-linked companies in Darfur protest
US pension fund furthers dialogue with Malaysia’s Petronas.
The real Copenhagen outcome hangs on this month’s voluntary country emissions targets
Economy wide targets must be submitted to UN by Jan 31.