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May 2010
UK’s divisive annual director elections proposal gets OK
Move goes ahead despite opposition from Hermes, Railpen and USS
Thomson Reuters buys carbon data firm Point Carbon
Acquisition follows Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance deal
RI Briefing, May 26: Carbon Disclosure Project, FRC, Stern
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Innovative green bonds proposal seeks to mobilise pension funds
Emissions trading body floats hybrid green bonds idea
Plea for pension funds to engage on reporting standards
Historic opportunity to influence corporate reporting
RI Round Up: Desjardins; RiskMetrics; CalSTRS
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Co-head of top-rated Soc Gen SRI research team leaves
Valéry Lucas-Leclin expected to remain in the ESG research field.
European Commission to unveil governance Green Paper on June 2
Shareholder empowerment and pay key to new governance plan
Norwegian central bank warns companies on child labour
Global Pension Fund manager to track firms for 20 years
French SRI assets jump by 70% in one year
Assets pass the €50bn mark, with retail funds recording highest growth.
CalPERS to hire Trucost, F&C for corporate governance research
UK-based firms join CalPERS’ “spring-fed pool”
Towers Watson urges “beliefs-led” approach for cleantech
Change of tack to get funds allocating to new sector
European analysts call for ESG reporting link to IFRS
New ‘Key Performance Narratives’ format also mooted
$3 trillion P8 pensions group to kick start Asian renewable fund
Group formed by HRH Prince Charles to meet P80 Asian group to launch vehicle for meeting $10bn per annum Copenhagen targets.
Citi reforms specialist SRI broker team and hires Jupiter SRI analyst
Hire suggests new demand for ESG broker research.
Australia eyes private investors for €461m renewables fund
Fund to get cash saved from shelved emissions trading scheme
Environment Agency axes SWIP from emerging markets mandate
€1.6bn fund seeks EM manager/s with ESG credentials
European development institutions set up climate change fund
New Interact Climate Change Fund will be catalyst for long-term investment
Giant Norway fund manager to vote against shareholder say-on-pay proposals
Management knows best, says manager of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Assets.
Investor coalition calls for clean energy shift after BP Deepwater disaster
Shareholders press BP over safety and environmental cost of deep sea oil extraction.
Private equity firms ready to adopt ESG principles: Ethos survey
Report follows launch of SRI private equity fund-of-funds.
UBS funds arm bans mines and cluster munitions companies
Alternatives and quant investments exempt from new policy.
RI round up: May 6
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Storebrand Bank names acting CEO, excludes 90 firms
Management change at Norwegian insurance and asset management group
UK pension funds and managers seriously split on annual corporate board elections
Investors respond to the consultation process for the forthcoming Corporate Governance Code.
Tightening up on bribery: changes to the OECD convention
As investors get tough on corruption, what are the implications of OECD enhancements to the Anti-bribery Convention
Access to medicines: a vested interest for investors and companies
Further index launches planned for June and July.