Responsible Investor

RI Briefing, February 1: Man Group hopes others will follow its lead on UN PRI

RI’s regular review of responsible investing news

RI Briefing, January 18: UN PRI signatory managers sought by Danish pension funds

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

RI Governance & Engagement, Jan. 12: CalSTRS votes against entire Aberdeen AM board

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement developments

Clean Investor, December 20: Clean Development Mechanism under review

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

Responsible Funds, Dec. 16: the round-up of ESG funds news

RI’s regular look at responsible funds news

RI Briefing, Dec. 14: $4bn set to go into impact investments - JP Morgan

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

Clean Investor, December 13: Carbon Disclosure Project seeks partnership with exchanges, regulators

The regular round-up of clean investing news

FREE S. Korea contributes to new UN Green Climate Fund start-up costs

“Main global fund for climate change finance” gets approval

Investors should examine their exposure to companies linked to Western Sahara

Investors have responsibilities to ensure that they don’t sustain or aggravate conflict

South African pensions body signs major ESG implementation agreement

Framework will help fund trustees build capacity to meet new regulations.

Sweden’s AP2 responds to NGO’s “land grab” comments

Comments made in Parliament by non-governmental organisation

Clean Investor, December 6: Deutsche Bank on Durban climate talks

The regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news

FREE Insurers call on Durban to push green sovereign bonds and relax regulation for investment

Less than 0.1% of global fixed income market environmentally focused.

Responsible Funds, Dec. 2: the round-up of ESG funds news

RI’s regular look at responsible funds news

RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 1: Class action lawyers looking at Olympus

RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news

Clean Investor, November 29: NYSE and Bloomberg team up on clean energy indices

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

RI Governance & Engagement, Nov. 24: New engagement on Canadian oil sands

The regular round-up of governance and engagement developments

Responsible Funds, November 18: the round-up of ESG funds news

RI fund launches, closes and asset data.

Danish pension fund doubles African sustainability assets to €80m in a year with new commitment

PensionDanmark makes sustainable agriculture investment.

Clean Investor, November 8: Clean tech investments by NBIM, Generation IM

The round-up of clean investing news

$20trn investor group calls for financial incentives to invest in low carbon assets, ahead of Durban

Long-term policy and clear carbon reduction targets outlined in statement.

Responsible investors engaging with SEC on conflict minerals

Input on legislation required under Dodd-Frank

Investor seeks probe into Uganda forest ‘land grab’ accusations

Response to Oxfam allegations against New Forests Company

Development finance institutions launch emerging markets corporate governance framework

$852bn investor group in governance initiative

RI Governance & Engagement, Sept. 22: Malaysia seeks to boost corporate disclosure

RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement developments

RI Briefing, July 20: Report sees $125bn in sustainable investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

South Africa launches responsible investing code for institutional investors

New voluntary Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa (CRISA) unveiled

US development finance body OPIC puts half a billion into renewables

Major climate change initiative from US government body

RI People & Appointments, June 20: Exchange exec named head of investments at NZ Super

RI’s regular Monday review of people news

RI Briefing, June 8: EVCA includes ESG factors in new handbook

RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news

FREE Gold mining giant Barrick investigates sexual assaults at Tanzanian mine, faces human rights claims

Company takes unusual step of publishing internal investigation details.

RI Interview: Gates Foundation’s latest social investments create odd bedfellows

Responsible Investor talks to the Gates Foundation about its program-related investments.

Clean Investor, May 10: Mongolian wind farm is 3,000th Clean Development Mechanism project

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

RI Governance & Engagement, April 8: Pennsylvania amends proxy guidelines to boost diversity

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

RI Governance & Engagement: April 1: RWE, BP, US proxies, fifth analyst call

RI’s round-up of the most important corporate governance and shareholder engagement news.

RI Briefing, March 23: Global sustainable finance organisations hold strategic meeting

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

RI Governance & Engagement, March 18: Renault facing shareholder resolution on CEO pay

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

RI Briefing, March 9: GovernanceMetrics report on women on listed company boards

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

RI Briefing, March 2: Nomura Asset Management signs up to UN PRI

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

RI Briefing, June 14, CalSTRS, Vigeo, CPPIB & OTPP, SAM, Global Environment Fund

RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news

Norway’s KLP excludes two over Western Sahara minerals

Phosphate imports targeted by €32.5bn insurer

NBIM, APG call for “concrete action” on child labour in cocoa industry

Cocoa industry meeting fails to meet expectations, say funds

RI Round Up: Desjardins; RiskMetrics; CalSTRS

RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news

Giant Norway fund manager puts searchable holdings and voting data on website

Norwegian fund takes a step foward in transparency

$16trn investor coalition to quiz companies on water

RI round up: Apr 09

RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.

New Africa ESG focused boutique pledges 25% of revenues to charities

Firm says donations could create 100,000 African jobs by 2012.

S&P and Hawkamah combine for first Middle East/North Africa ESG index

IFC backing for ESG methodology.