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RI Briefing, February 8: New UK social impact bond in pipeline
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
February 2012
FREE UNEP Finance Initiative chief quits to join private sector in responsible investment role
Will also step down from UN PRI role
February 2012
A third of Swedish companies making little sustainability progress despite local investor pressure
Sustainable Value Creation in Sweden reports second year findings.
January 2012
Shareholders withdraw Pfizer lobbying resolution as company agrees to dialogue
Pharma giant commits to “future dialogue”
January 2012
Corporate Knights’ corporate sustainability ranking launched with Kiernan’s Inflection Point input
New ‘Global Responsible Investment Network’ formed
January 2012
FREE UK confirms binding shareholder votes on future executive pay
Government issues measures to address pay “disconnect”
January 2012
RI Briefing, January 18: UN PRI signatory managers sought by Danish pension funds
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
January 2012
MIT Sloan Survey: take up of business critical sustainability initiatives has reached tipping point
Number of companies profiting from sustainability lower but rising.
January 2012
FREE €3trn investor group sets out to improve quality of engagement
Goal to make engagement “more rewarding” for investors and companies
January 2012
FREE Brazilian exchange moves to boost corporate sustainability reporting
‘Report or explain’ as country prepares for Rio+20 summit
January 2012
RI Briefing, January 4: €5bn charity sector fund signs up to Stewardship Code
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
January 2012
Responsible Funds, Dec. 16: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI’s regular look at responsible funds news
December 2011
RI Briefing, Dec. 14: $4bn set to go into impact investments - JP Morgan
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
December 2011
FREE €9bn Church investors to exclude high interest-rate lenders
Ethical advisory group “not prepared to sanction” investment
December 2011
European Commission’s new funds label aims to make social investment easier
New social funds label initially only available for professional investors
December 2011
RI Briefing, December 7: Hedge fund giant signs up to UN Principles for Responsible Investment
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
December 2011
NYC funds withdraw Hewlett-Packard sustainability proposal after engagement
Pension fund meeting with HP’s sustainability chief
December 2011
FREE Norwegian Finance Ministry puts France’s Alstom on watch over corruption
FMC Corp. and Potash Corp. excluded over Western Sahara operations
December 2011
RI Briefing, Nov. 30: Global Reporting Initiative names new chairman
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
November 2011
FREE BSkyB AGM: 19% of shareholder votes go against James Murdoch
Shareholders make their views known at media company
November 2011
Academic study finds flaws in corporate CSR reporting
Survey of 4,000 companies finds mistakes and omissions
November 2011
RI Briefing, November 23: Deutsche reviews asset management business
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
November 2011
FREE Major blow as six-member SRI team at UK fund manager faces redundancy
Leading manager to outsource research to EIRIS
November 2011
What’s in this week’s EU CSR Communication and Transparency Directive for investors?
A mixed bag of good intentions, but fewer concrete policy measures.
October 2011
FREE HSBC, Microsoft and Coca-Cola back integrated reporting pilot project
More than 40 global corporations named as participants by IIRC
October 2011
EU Transparency Directive outlines new extractives and logging company reporting standards
Country-by-country reporting will encourage accountability and governance of natural resources, says EU.
October 2011
RI People & Appointments, October 17: TIAA-CREF seks MD, Global Social & Community Investing
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
October 2011
BP meets with socially responsible investors on safety and risk, reviews board governance
Oil major reaching out to SRI investors at London and New York meetings
October 2011
RI Briefing, September 21: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility celebrates 40 years
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investment news
September 2011
$1.6trn investor-led coalition calls for integrated sustainability reporting
Group targets both listed and large unlisted firms
September 2011
Poland gets RI boost via recommendations to government for €58bn private pensions market
RI panel outlines steps for promotion amongst investors and advisors.
September 2011
RI Briefing, August 31: Denmark’s Codan launches CSR measurement project
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
August 2011
RI Briefing, August 24: €3.6bn UK fund criticised over tobacco holdings
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investment news
August 2011
RI Briefing, August 17: Japan’s SRI market now worth €7.8bn - SIF-Japan
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investment news
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 15: Generation’s Blood to advise new sustainability partnership
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people and appointments news
August 2011
RI Briefing, August 10: Lothian pension fund awards ESG-themed mandates
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
August 2011
PGGM and CalPERS executives elected to UN PRI’s new Advisory Council
Signatories back PGGM’s Bos and CalPERS’ Mathur
August 2011
RI Briefing, July 27: TIAA-CREF releases 2011 Socially Responsible Investing Annual Report
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
July 2011
Swiss pension investor Ethos excludes commodities giant Glencore from its portfolios
Allegations include so-called ‘transfer pricing’ of tax receipts out of Africa.
July 2011
FREE New York State Comptroller DiNapoli named to Ceres board
Prominent shareholder advocate joins investor coalition
July 2011
RI Briefing, July 13: SustainAbility concludes ‘Rate the Raters’ project
RI’s regular round up of responsible investing news
July 2011
Clean Investor, July 12: Macquarie’s forest offset project gets backing
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
July 2011
UK’s €9bn Church investors target supermarkets over cheap alcohol
“We want to use our influence as shareholders”
June 2011
Investor group targets 27 global household name firms on human trafficking, slavery
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issues statement to Apple, Nestlé, DuPont etc.
June 2011
FREE Singapore Exchange introduces sustainability reporting guide for listed firms
Exchange cites pressure from global investors
June 2011
Bloomberg, TIAA-CREF support new Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings project
Ceres/Tellus Institute project gets underway
June 2011
FREE Gold mining giant Barrick investigates sexual assaults at Tanzanian mine, faces human rights claims
Company takes unusual step of publishing internal investigation details.
June 2011
FREE $202bn investor group challenges US firms over trade group membership
Responsible investors query National Association of Manufacturers’ sustainability stance
May 2011
Remuneration at heart of new OECD guidelines for multinationals
Tougher standards to protect human rights and social development
May 2011
RI Briefing, May 25: iShares launches sustainable ETFs on Dutch market
RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news
May 2011
Sustainable investment certification launched by Canadian university
New Sustainable Investment Professional Certification modelled on CFA
May 2011
$900bn investor coalition to write to Russell 1000 CEOs in sustainability push
Levi Strauss kicks off investor-corporate sustainable round table with supply chain commitment.
May 2011
RI Briefing, May 4: Vontobel and Hermes cooperate on voting and engagement
RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news
May 2011
RI People & Appointments, May 2: New chairman at Dansif
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
May 2011
Is integrated ESG/financial reporting really the future?
The quest to blend ESG and financial data runs risks.
March 2011
RI Briefing, March 16: Oekom Research’s report on Corporate Responsibility
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
March 2011
RI Briefing, February 23: Trillium develops investment vehicle for “SRI 3.0”
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
February 2011
Swedish governance board in scathing attack on EU governance plans
Watchdog wary of “illusion of strong action”
February 2011
UN Global Compact expels more than 2,000 companies in enforcement drive
Global Compact gets tough on firms
January 2011
SEC to clamp down on extractives payments, mine safety and conflict minerals
New proposals under Dodd-Frank Act
December 2010
Canadian regulators push for more environmental disclosure
New guidance is expected to receive corporate attention.
November 2010
CSR guidelines incorporated into Norwegian corporate governance code
Boards to include CSR factors in risk management.
November 2010
Norway State Secretary for Trade and Industry to address ESG Europe 2010 conference
Rikke Lind joins speakers from some of Europe’s largest institutional investors and corporates at landmark summit.
September 2010
BP calls into question existing ESG research and shows the need for third-party information
The oil major was a high risk, reputation concern before the Gulf of Mexico spill.
September 2010
ESG reporting in Eastern Europe reaching par with Western European peers
Investability of New Europe companies improving rapidly on ESG factors, says study.
September 2010
APG sends warning to mining firm Vedanta on ESG issues
Giant pensions manager abstains at AGM vote over ESG concerns.
July 2010
Dutch and Norwegian ministers to address RI ESG Europe 2010 conference on October 13
Conference looks at bridging the gap between investor ESG requirements and CSR initiatives.
July 2010
Asset owners: corporate reporting project needs you!
Project to feed into G20 summit seeks asset owner support
July 2010
ESG USA conference report: “To BP or not to BP?”
Responsible Investor held its second ESG USA conference in New York last week. Here are some of the highlights:
June 2010
Bloomberg chief outlines ESG data strategy
More detail on data giant’s ambititions as ESG market consolidates
June 2010
Ontario legislature report calls for Toronto-listed firms to face more ESG disclosure
Exchange is major listing venue for mining and hydrocarbon companies.
June 2010
RI Round Up: Desjardins; RiskMetrics; CalSTRS
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
May 2010
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
April 2010