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Exclusions, engagements and tax evasions top Norwegian Govt fund review
Ministry of Finance formally launches consultation and outlines debate for future responsible investment strategy.
June 2008
Fund managers predict $700bn rise in RI assets by 2010: RI landscape report
98 fund managers running $19.4 trillion in assets predict responsible investment market will jump by 35% in next two years.
June 2008
RI Landscape 2008 asset owners survey hits $1.5 trillion
Second part of RI Landscape 2008 for asset managers now open.
March 2008
Investors push politicians for Bali post-2012 climate action
Letter urges Bali delegates to outline framework for reducing carbon and promoting future greenhouse gas solutions.
December 2007
Half of UK’s biggest pension funds have no ESG policy
UK lobby group FairPensions says lack of voting disclosure could prompt government action.
December 2007
Finnish church names managers for initial overseas SRI commitment
Morley and Sarasin win out for European equities as fund pledges more SRI research for 2008.
November 2007
Germany lags in global SRI adoption comparison
Report highlights major responsible developments amongst institutional investors worldwide.
November 2007
Total hit as investors pull millions over Burma links
Human rights campaigners list other companies with business in the military-led country.
October 2007
European funds join US shareholder proxy battle
Letters sent to SEC challenging regulator’s plans on independent board nominees.
October 2007
Crédit Agricole buys 100% control of SRI subsidiary
Banks and fund managers building stakes in responsible investment
October 2007
ABP builds in renewable energy infrastructure
Fund continues environmental trail-blazing with commitment to Triodos fund
September 2007
KPA liquidates tyre and mining stocks over alleged abuses.
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone and mining group Freeport-McMoRan sold in protest.
September 2007
Hermes fund chief Anson quits
Former CalPERS CIO returns to the US after 18 months at UK activist manager
July 2007
Italy’s Laborfonds expects RI mandate surge
Ethical investment options are proving attractive for Italian employees
July 2007
HSBC hires Henderson SRI head for global eco research hub
Bangalore-based research team will gauge climate change risks and opportunities
July 2007
Generation targets private equity and small caps
After Live Earth, Al Gore’s fund management firm launches a hybrid climate change solutions fund.
July 2007
Investor collaboration on the rise - UN PRI
Clearinghouse has helped investors join forces to engage with Walmart and car manufacturers
July 2007
CalPERS calls for support on US director nominations
US superfund has Hewlett-Packard and UnitedHealth Group in its sights
July 2007
Sovereign wealth funds: the future of ESG investing?
Attacked for political investing, could sovereign wealth funds actually be the most important future trend in ESG finance?
July 2008
RI interview: Global Compact chief points the way for UNPRI
Georg Kell, executive director of the corporate forerunner of the UNPRI talks about the issues the $14 trillion investor initiative may have to face.
July 2008
UN PRI Seoul special: interview with Donald Macdonald, PRI chair
PRI signatories gather in Seoul for the annual progress meeting of the huge investor initiative.
June 2008
DC pension saving: the next ethical consumer boom?
Defined contribution pension savings part of first UK National Ethical Investment Week.
May 2008
Dutch transport funds lay SRI tracks
SPF Beheer outlines move from best-in-class to engagement.
May 2008
Mainstreaming RI: The Enhanced Analytics Initiative needs you!
Why the biggest challenge now is to get relevant extra-financial analysis direct to mainstream analysts.
May 2008
Changing the system: why sell side research must improve
The sub-prime crisis has re-opened questions about the quality and independence of sell side research.
May 2008
EIRIS: Peter Webster looks back at 25 years of responsible research
UK research company celebrates 25th year of corporate and SRI scrutiny.
May 2008
Why sovereign wealth funds have provoked schizophrenia in western markets
Market saviours or dangerous political investors? Sovereign wealth funds have got governments in a funk.
April 2008
Sub-prime and carbon: an eerie similarity
Supporting renewable energy is a first step, but banks must also come clean about fossil fuel financing.
March 2008
RI Interview: Paul McNamara, co-chair, UNEP FI Property Working Group
Why sustainability has an impact on real estate value and should play a central role in investment decisions.
February 2008
Davos review: investor sustainability anyone?
Why was the potential role of investors virtually absent from Davos when it has been leading the way on many of the issues?
February 2008
Metallrente shows the way on RI in Germany
Country’s fastest growing fund explains why RI is a gradual but growing process amongst German peers.
January 2008
How a TV documentary on cluster bombs became an ESG benchmark
New ranking compares Dutch pension funds on pollution and human rights issues.
January 2008
What does Bali mean for institutional investors?
Agreement on a ‘roadmap’ for a post-Kyoto climate agreement gives carbon trading a longer perspective. How should institutional investors react?
January 2008
Nest - Swiss RI pension performance in action
After 25 years of solid returns, fund plans to increase risk and looks to private equity and hedge funds.
December 2007
Carbon: a new asset class?
Investors are already testing the potential of markets in greenhouse gas emissions, but what are the risks and how can they be avoided?
December 2007
Should pension funds be investing in companies with links to brutal governments?
Isn’t it time pension funds asked their members about their morals?
November 2007
Environment Agency plans sequel to £1.5bn SRI success
Fund investment committee to consider sweating the assets to take advantage of strong performance at lower risk.
November 2007
Indices rise to the sustainability challenge
A new breed of indices is being added to the established SRI benchmarks.
November 2007
Responsible pensions in BP pipeline
Sally Bridgeland, CEO of BT pension trustees explains how the oil and gas company is exploring SRI within the scheme.
November 2007
The lobby group fighting to make pensions fair
Alex van der Velden, executive director of FairPensions talks disinvestment, defined contribution, and benchmarking pension funds and asset managers for sustainability.
November 2007
Why lack of action on SRI is the biggest market failure ever.
Swedish pension fund AP7 says investors have a duty to follow international guidelines for responsible investment.
November 2007
Clean tech booms despite the bubble talk
Investor allocations soar, but research is key to finding the sectors that will match future political decisions on climate change.
October 2007
Why are corporate pension funds hiding from SRI?
Corporate social responsibility is everywhere, but companies are failing to spot the potential for their pension funds.
October 2007
Schroders heralds the changing investment climate
CIO Alan Brown says fund managers will also come under pressure on their own internal environment policy.
October 2007
How to invest in clean tech
A guide to selecting investment strategies and fund managers in this nascent asset class.
October 2007
Climate change: mother of invention and investment returns
Why the technological revolution will clean up the planet and drive profits.
October 2007
Getting alpha from activism
Can pension funds profit from increasingly aggressive hedge fund strategies?
October 2007
Sweden’s AP funds’ ethical umbrella
Council gives Swedish state funds responsible investment muscle.
October 2007
Leveraging the Carbon Disclosure Project
Corporates are doing well in carbon disclosure, so why are investors lagging?
October 2007
ABP’s total responsible investment strategy
Rob Lake, senior portfolio manager for environmental, social and governance at ABP, the €221bn ($311bn) pension fund for Dutch civil servants, talks clean tech, engagement and cluster bombs.
October 2007
Good credit after bad
The subprime crisis shows the value of extra financial research.
September 2007
USS shows enterprise in engagement
David Russell, co-head of Responsible Investment at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the £31bn (€46bn) second largest UK pension fund, explains how its SRI strategy is not just about risk but also reward.
September 2007
Putting faith in engagement
3iG, the global interfaith movement, says it must do more than just exclude companies.
July 2007
PGGM comes clean on private equity
Fund will increase ‘renewables’ if €500m venture with ABP is successful.
July 2007
What difference will the UN Principles on Responsible Investment make?
Winning hearts and minds for sustainable prosperity.
July 2007
Blood and Gore: talking ‘bout their Generation
Long-term investment performance is the firm’s mantra.
July 2007
The RI interview: Bob Monks
One of the world’s most prominent corporate governance activists since the 1970s, Bob Monks talks about engagement, hedge fund activists, private equity and why ‘discouraged’ is not part of his vocabulary.
July 2007