Responsible Investor

FREE UK Pension Protection Fund seeks responsible farmland and timberland managers

Candidates must manage assets “responsibly and sustainably”

Environment, January 31: Institutional investors’ climate change group reacts to EU working paper

RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing developments

Environment: Jan 24: Allianz’s Faber: Just 1% of institutional assets is 5x green climate fund

RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing developments

Group warns Bank of England over “systemic risk” of high carbon investments

Investors and campaign groups write to BOE Governor

Clean Investor, January 17: CDP chief named to Clean Development Mechanism panel

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

FREE Planned UN climate fund ‘won’t get $100bn’, says World Bank climate chief

Flagship climate fund was agreed at Durban talks

Mercer says global institutional investors starting to address climate risk

Consultant’s follow-up to groundbreaking 2011 climate change research

Clean Investor, January 10: French state investor signs Tunisia carbon credits deal

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

UN Environment Programme shutters Climate Neutral Network web portal

300-member low carbon project shelved

RI Briefing, December 21: Microfinance transparency project winds down

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

Clean Investor, December 20: Clean Development Mechanism under review

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

€55bn investor group presses Canadian government on extractives

Canada urged to sign up to industry transparency initiative

Pension-backed NIBC fund expands German wind portfolio

The latest in a string of transactions

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

The regular round-up of clean investing news

ESG USA: US investor groups issue fracking risk recommendations for oil & gas companies

List compiled after lengthy risk engagement with companies.

UK government sets up £200m interim Green Investments team, seeks fund managers

Green Investment Bank gets a step closer

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

“Main global fund for climate change finance” gets approval

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

Comments made in Parliament by non-governmental organisation

NAPF survey says 72% of UK’s biggest pension funds to use RI criteria in manager hires

Trade body says funds also becoming more ‘hands on’ with investee companies.

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

FREE New Zealand Super Fund rejects media criticism of Grasberg mine investments

Investor says engagement is working at world’s largest gold mine

Climate Change Capital in talks with investors over capital raising

Company confirms in discussions with investors

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

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

UK government calls on pension and sovereign wealth funds to invest in offshore wind

Ministers make the case to potential investors

Responsible Funds, November 25: the round-up of ESG funds news

RI fund launches, closes and asset data.

Clean Investor, November 22: Dutch institutions buy into onshore windfarm portfolio

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

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

The round-up of clean investing news

Australian super funds to price carbon in portfolios as legislation passes

Investors welcome passage of landmark clean energy legislation

It’s vital institutional investors are included for financing a low carbon future

Reform which stimulates investment in climate change could be key to long-term sustainable growth

Clean Investor, November 1: Climate Advocacy Fund targets ANZ on emissions

RI’s regular look at clean investment

FREE HSBC, Microsoft and Coca-Cola back integrated reporting pilot project

More than 40 global corporations named as participants by IIRC

Clean Investor, October 25: PGGM, Triodos in offshore wind tranmission sale

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

Clean Investor, October 18: Munich Re named world greenest major company in Newsweek rankings

RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news

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

CDP: majority of FTSE 350 companies way below government C02 reduction targets

A third fail to respond at all to annual carbon survey.

Clean Investor, October 11: GRI proposes new sustainability reporting approach

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

Oil sands: a policy engagement role for responsible investors

An incomplete or uncertain regulatory environment can increase risk for both companies and investors.

The future of fish: investors get active on unsustainable fishing practices

Engagement could be a turning point for marine engagement.

Investor seeks probe into Uganda forest ‘land grab’ accusations

Response to Oxfam allegations against New Forests Company

CalSTRS hails ‘four-out-of-five’ success of environmental shareholder resolution campaign

Fund dropped four resolutions after companies agreed to climate risk or sustainability reporting.

Major US companies reporting climate change strategies, says CDP

Findings of Carbon Disclosure Project’s S&P 500 report

Clean Investor, September 20: New Japan carbon efficient index launched

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

Investors “woefully inadequate” on climate as CDP reports disclosure/performance link

CDP Chairman Alan Brown in broadside at investment community.

Clean Investor, September 13: Danish pension funds back Africa green energy fund

RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investment news

Sweden’s AP1 to raise allocation to ‘real assets’ to combat climate change

Leading institutional investor absorbs Mercer report

Clean Investor, August 30: UN Secretary General calls for clean energy revolution

RI’s regular Tuesday look at clean investment developments

Companies rate poorly on water risk, says Norges Bank

Firms score an average 2.7 out of a maximum nine

Clean Investor, August 23: Institutions back €300m German wind/solar fund

RI’s regular look at clean investment news

FREE UK ethical fund sales highest since 2007, beat total market for the year.

Positive flows ahead of UK National Ethical Investment Week.

Clean Investor, August 16: Church investor group welcomes Niger Delta oil spills report

RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing developments

Clean Investor, August 9: Trillium, Calvert muster shareholders for climate motion at US food group

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, August 2: Pension fund-backed infra venture buys German solar plants

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, July 26: Co-operative AM buys into Indian energy firm… to engage on environment

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

FREE New York State Comptroller DiNapoli named to Ceres board

Prominent shareholder advocate joins investor coalition

“Continued investor interest” in World Bank green bonds as Dutch FMO snaps up €20m

Development bank invests in five-year bonds to help reduce climate change

Clean Investor, July 12: Macquarie’s forest offset project gets backing

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

IFC study seeks to boost “lagging” demand for sustainable emerging markets indices

World Bank body outlines recommendations to attract investors

Triodos Renewables launches £15m public share issue for wind investments

Placing of 8.3m shares to public

Bob Monks makes additional investment in Trucost

Shareholder activist backs environmental data firm

Clean Investor, July 5: SWIP eyes renewable energy, energy efficiency, water & food

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

US development finance body OPIC puts half a billion into renewables

Major climate change initiative from US government body

Clean Investor, June 28: Corporate Renewable Energy Index launched

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

FREE SAM/Robeco research finds positive relationship between sustainability and financial performance

New ‘Alpha from Sustainability’ white paper

Canadian pension fund starts C$6.5bn class action against Sino-Forest, Ernst & Young

Investor takes on crisis-torn Toronto-listed Chinese forestry firm

Investors show support for environmental director at Freeport McMoRan AGM

Backing for New York State Common Retirement Fund’s proposal

Clean Investor, June 21: Dutch pension-backed fund buys German wind farms

Norwegian govt fund embroiled in Indonesia illegal logging allegations

Investor facing scrutiny from NGO

FREE Investors join companies in calling for European GHG emissions cuts

Declaration ahead of EU meetings next week

Calvert’s Amazon.com climate change proposal gets big-name support

Responsible investors see case for climate change report

Majority of investors say climate change is ‘material’ risk, but green investments remain low

Most asset owners yet to formalise climate policy in manager hires.

Clean Investor, June 14: First close for new Unigestion-Ethos environmental fund

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

World Bank green bonds to be offered to Merrill Lynch clients

Bonds to aid low carbon will be marketed over Merrill’s Global Wealth Management platform

Legal & General, Osmosis launch passive environmental fund

Launch follows innovative carbon tracker fund for BT Pension Scheme

C.A. Cheuvreux retains best sustainability research gong in Thomson Reuters Extel awards

Crédit Agricole arm named leading pan-European brokerage for SRI research

HSBC’s Canada asset management arm closes climate fund

Decision based on small fund size and low take-up

Norway’s KLP excludes three new companies over tobacco and environmental damage

Influential responsible investor now blacklists 63 firms

Clean Investor, June 7: Natixis unveils emerging markets climate change fund

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

$1.2trn investor group in plea over Alberta oil sands monitoring

Group of responsible investors write to new oil sands panel

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

Company takes unusual step of publishing internal investigation details.

Freeport McMoRan hits back at ISS over say-on-pay

Mining giant blasts “flawed” analysis

Shareholders’ ESG proposals get strong backing at Exxon Mobil annual meeting

Investors show support for resolutions

Clean Investor, May 31: UK government commits to Zouk, HG Capital cleantech funds

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

FREE $202bn investor group challenges US firms over trade group membership

Responsible investors query National Association of Manufacturers’ sustainability stance

Sweden’s AP2 and TIAA-CREF form agricultural real estate venture

Pension giants target grain production in the US, Australia and Brazil

Investors call on SEC to probe Chevron over Ecuador statements

Shareholders intensify pressure on oil major ahead of annual meeting

Swiss sustainable investment vehicle SPG to transfer assets to Globalance

Assets to be transferred from SAM to Reto Ringger’s new venture

New Green Investment Bank to prioritise offshore wind, waste, energy efficiency

Investments to start from April 2012

Canadian pension funds face First Nations opposition to timber acquisition

Injunction sought by tribal group

Investors call on Chevron to settle $18bn Ecuador case

Signatories sought for letter challenging oil major

Clean Investor, May 17: UNEPFI seeking comments on forestry investment proposals

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Giant UK pension scheme backs new Legal & General carbon fund

New fund has input from FTSE and Trucost

Japan nuclear crisis firm TEPCO removed from sustainability indices

Deleted over environmental management and health & safety failings

Norwegian government fund assesses 432 companies on water risk

Investor says just 50 firms report on supply chain water risks

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

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Amazon.com facing climate change resolution at AGM

Investors have opportunity to hold firm to account

NY pension fund keeps environmental pressure on mining giant Freeport-McMoRan

New York Common Fund files shareholder resolution for June AGM.

Clean Investor, April 26: Business leaders back UK green bonds

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Dutch pension giants voted against BP safety chief

Influential asset owners refused to back Sir William Castell

Australia’s first climate change resolution gets 8.5% backing

Super funds step up to challenge Woodside Petroleum on carbon price assumptions

NASDAQ sustainability index available as an investable portfolio

NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index joins FOLIOfn & Charles Schwab platforms

Clean Investor, April 19: Icelandic pension funds in geothermal deal

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

NBIM says companies failing on climate change risk management

Mixed results also on children’s rights and water management

Clean Investor, April 12: CalPERS targets renewable power generation

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, April 5: Fresh water shortage “becoming a business growth risk” - DEG

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

$546bn investor group backs US Environmental Protection Agency on greenhouse gases

Domestic and overseas investors in plea to political leaders

Fund manager says Total ‘mistrusts’ tar sands debate as investors withdraw AGM resolution support

Oil giant informs shareholder group that co-filers have pulled back from resolution.

Clean Investor, March 29: Impax sets up US subsidiary

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Danish pension funds in €800m offshore wind farm deal

PensionDanmark and PKA in 15-year contract with DONG Energy

RI Governance & Engagement, March 25: BP to meet with SRI investors

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

UK’s new Green Investment Bank gets asset boost, borrowing powers

Plan to leverage more than €20bn in green infrastructure investment

Clean Investor, March 22: World Bank to sign water pact with US

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

World Water Day: A drought in your portfolio?

Investors should understand the water exposure in their portfolios

Norwegian Global Fund’s environmental assets exceed €3bn

Giant investor now has nine environmental mandates

RI Interview: Wolfgang Engshuber: the new Chair at the helm of the UNPRI

Munich Re chief to step down from his current corporate position in October to focus more time on PRI role

Clean Investor, March 15: Hermes EOS takes 7% of electric fuel cell firm

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

RI Comment: BP’s AGM - where’s Deepwater?

Clean Investor, Tuesday March 8: China outlines clean energy ambitions

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, March 1: ASrIA proposes Asia Investor Group on Climate Change

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, February 22: Co-op sets €1.2bn renewable energy investment target

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, February 15: Railpen quizzes managers on climate change

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Clean Investor, February 8: Alberta fund giant makes massive forestry move

RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

$14 trillion investor coalitions join for major survey on institutional response to climate change

IIGCC, INCR and IGCC to quiz 250+ asset owners and managers on climate response.

US investors target “fracking”, political contributions, network neutrality

Battle lines drawn for proxy season

Clean Investor, January 25: LAPFF issues climate change guide for trustees

RI’s new regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Denmark’s Lærernes Pension awards ESG bond mandate to giant US manager

Teachers’ fund taps State Street Global Advisors

WWF funds arm partners with Cheuvreux to launch Green Tech index: Amundi licenses ETF

Plans for US and Asian version of green tech sales benchmark.

APG calls on BP to integrate safety into pay following Deepwater

Call comes as US funds get lead plaintiff status

BP facing shareholder resolution on oil spill

Global investors team up to quiz oil major on risk management

Investors should engage on unconventional oil risks – Ceres

“Every investor has to take a strong look at these risks” – NY’s DiNapoli

Former ABP research head wins Moskowitz Prize with paper showing bond costs of enviro concerns

US companies exposed to environmental issues paid up to 64 basis points more for debt.

Swedish AP funds name ESG analysis providers

€86.5bn buffer funds complete procurement

CalPERS shifts $500m into internally-run environmental index strategy

Fund changes tack from exclusion of big polluters via external mandates

€11trn investor group make Cancun climate change plea

259 investors want policies to plug “climate investment gap”

Bloomberg to launch water data and analysis service

Media giant adds to ESG service offering

Canadian regulators push for more environmental disclosure

New guidance is expected to receive corporate attention.

“Water the new carbon” as CDP’s Water Disclosure Project releases first results

$16trn investor-backed initiative quizzes companies on water usage

SEB Wealth Management nabs CDP’s Andersson

€129bn asset manager boosts RI team

Controversial mining firm added to Dow Jones sustainability index

Swedish and Canadian pension funds had targeted Goldcorp over Guatemala operations

EU may legislate on corporate social and environmental data

New initiative alongside corporate governance green paper

Sustainability key to groundbreaking joint mandate tender by £9.9bn UK local authority group

Sustainability questionnaire part of advisor selection as seven regional funds work together to save money.

Scottish Widows hires Craig Mackenzie as head of sustainability

Fund manager to beef up E&S engagement with corporates.

NZ Superannuation Fund looking at ‘Positive Investment’

€8.8bn state fund also considering footprint of total portfolio

Carbon Disclosure Project unveils FTSE 350 climate leaders

Plaudits for HSBC, Reckitt Benckiser, RBS, Scottish & Southern and Tesco

Act now or face trillions in climate asset losses, UNPRI-backed report tells long-term investors

Study puts annual environmental cost of top 3,000 companies at $2.15 trillion.

Carbon Disclosure Project names new chief executive

COO Simpson takes over as Dickinson becomes exec chair

Norway’s Central Bank rejects giant Govt. pension fund’s €2.5bn environment investment plans

Norges Bank says green investments should not be separate from overall strategy.

€5trn investor group in climate change plea to European Union

Institutional investors slam emissions trading regime

UK insurers call for securitised ‘green’ bonds

Association of British Insurers in plea to government

$10trn investor group to act on big oil and insurance

Investors seeking information on boards’ competence in wake of Gulf spill

How should investors respond to the BP Deepwater disaster?

Demand a full, long-term environmental clean-up, board accountability and management explanation, say Mark Tulay and Stephen Viederman

Drilling down on ESG risks in the mining sector

Investors need to be aware of the multiple sustainable initiatives and how they work.

ATP chief to chair €5trn investor climate change group

Climate investing pioneer Sørensen to head IIGCC

Thomson Reuters buys carbon data firm Point Carbon

Acquisition follows Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance deal

Innovative green bonds proposal seeks to mobilise pension funds

Emissions trading body floats hybrid green bonds idea

Shell: investor campaigners strike blow on tar sands

11% of votes decline to support management

Towers Watson urges “beliefs-led” approach for cleantech

Change of tack to get funds allocating to new sector

Big US pension funds heed NY’s call on Massey

Investors square up to under-fire mining company

Investor coalition calls for clean energy shift after BP Deepwater disaster

Shareholders press BP over safety and environmental cost of deep sea oil extraction.

Storebrand Bank names acting CEO, excludes 90 firms

Management change at Norwegian insurance and asset management group

NY State fund writes to Massey shareholders

$129bn pension giant wants directors ousted

Big funds keep up pressure on Freeport-McMoRan

Shareholder proposal targets Papua mine

UK Pension Protection Fund chief quits controversial mine firm

PPF’s Judge resigns from Massey Energy board.

Red letter week as investors face down BP and UBS

Two major AGM battles on the horizon

$16trn investor coalition to quiz companies on water

Mercer quizzes fund managers over controversial tar sands BP/Shell AGM resolutions

Consultant asks managers to indicate which way they will vote and why.

Global institutional big-hitters join climate change asset allocation study

Numbers swell for Mercer-led future strategy projections project.

UK trades unions and NGOs unite for pension fund e-mail campaign over BP/Shell tar sands

Website lists pension funds and managers with shares in oil giants.

Investors herald new SEC corporate climate disclosure guidelines

Companies to report on business-wide risks and opportunities of climate management.

Investors vent Copenhagen frustration with asset pledge to countries taking climate action

Joint statement released at UN investor conference.

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.

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.

Shell pension fund manager takes 20% of hybrid power firm

Dutch pension fund also details engagement processes for Q3, 2009

Almost €1bn wiped off European SRI funds, green fund sales rebound pre Copenhagen

SRI funds volatile after September inflows, green funds show reverse.

PRI board bemoans institutional climate role in letter to Copenhagen heads of state

Investor interests have had a ‘minimal foothold’ in discussions, says initiative.

ATP ups its sustainable forestry investments

Wisconsin timber purchase takes commitment to $70m.

CalPERS joins Norway and APG in climate change asset allocation research project

Mercer led study to look at climate change issues in investment strategy models.

France’s €29bn FRR goes ‘carbon neutral’ with hydropower offsets - tenders €5bn bond mandates

French giants seeks to compensate for 700 tonnes of CO2 emitted per annum.

UK mulls low-carbon infrastructure investment institution, names Hermes for clean tech allocations

Infrastructure announcement made as part of pre-budget report.

Bloomberg buys New Energy Finance

Sales of SRI funds plummet, green funds hold steady

After two positive months, sentiment on European screened funds drops off.