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Environment
$10trn investor group to act on big oil and insurance
Investors seeking information on boards’ competence in wake of Gulf spill
June 2010
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
June 2010
Drilling down on ESG risks in the mining sector
Investors need to be aware of the multiple sustainable initiatives and how they work.
June 2010
ATP chief to chair €5trn investor climate change group
Climate investing pioneer Sørensen to head IIGCC
June 2010
Thomson Reuters buys carbon data firm Point Carbon
Acquisition follows Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance deal
May 2010
Innovative green bonds proposal seeks to mobilise pension funds
Emissions trading body floats hybrid green bonds idea
May 2010
Shell: investor campaigners strike blow on tar sands
11% of votes decline to support management
May 2010
Towers Watson urges “beliefs-led” approach for cleantech
Change of tack to get funds allocating to new sector
May 2010
Big US pension funds heed NY’s call on Massey
Investors square up to under-fire mining company
May 2010
Investor coalition calls for clean energy shift after BP Deepwater disaster
Shareholders press BP over safety and environmental cost of deep sea oil extraction.
May 2010
Storebrand Bank names acting CEO, excludes 90 firms
Management change at Norwegian insurance and asset management group
May 2010
UK Pension Protection Fund chief quits controversial mine firm
PPF’s Judge resigns from Massey Energy board.
April 2010
Mercer quizzes fund managers over controversial tar sands BP/Shell AGM resolutions
Consultant asks managers to indicate which way they will vote and why.
March 2010
Global institutional big-hitters join climate change asset allocation study
Numbers swell for Mercer-led future strategy projections project.
March 2010
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.
February 2010
Investors herald new SEC corporate climate disclosure guidelines
Companies to report on business-wide risks and opportunities of climate management.
January 2010
Investors vent Copenhagen frustration with asset pledge to countries taking climate action
Joint statement released at UN investor conference.
January 2010
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.
January 2010
UK investors join with politicians for mandatory GHG reporting call
Group sends letter to UK Secretary of State for Business.
January 2010
Singapore’s huge SWF, Temasek, backs US solar tech firm
Fund joins pension investors by buying into Innovalight fundraising.
January 2010
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.
January 2010
Danish pension funds team up for 100m euro renewables allocation
Investors also revealed in Fortis clean energy infrastructure fund.
January 2010
Shell pension fund manager takes 20% of hybrid power firm
Dutch pension fund also details engagement processes for Q3, 2009
December 2009
Almost €1bn wiped off European SRI funds, green fund sales rebound pre Copenhagen
SRI funds volatile after September inflows, green funds show reverse.
December 2009
PRI board bemoans institutional climate role in letter to Copenhagen heads of state
Investor interests have had a ‘minimal foothold’ in discussions, says initiative.
December 2009
ATP ups its sustainable forestry investments
Wisconsin timber purchase takes commitment to $70m.
December 2009
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.
December 2009
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.
December 2009
UK mulls low-carbon infrastructure investment institution, names Hermes for clean tech allocations
Infrastructure announcement made as part of pre-budget report.
December 2009
Sales of SRI funds plummet, green funds hold steady
After two positive months, sentiment on European screened funds drops off.
November 2009