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France’s €12bn ERAFP tenders for €865m in SRI convertible bond and real estate mandates

Huge ESG tender will follow fund’s SRI charter.

RI Governance & Engagement, Jan. 19: Tokyo exchange planning governance changes

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

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

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

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

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

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

RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news

FREE Philippe Desfossés, Director, RAFP: Governments must design regulations that value ESG/long term

A glut of debt and unsustainable pension promises requires an ESG and long-term institutional sustainability fix.

France’s FRR re-tenders €600m in ESG mandates

SRI briefs awarded in 2006 up for review.

RI People & Appointments, Dec. 19: J.P. Morgan seeks Director of Environmental Performance

RI’s regular round-up of people news

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

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 8: Australian govt looks at role of AGMs

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

FREE Norwegian Finance Ministry puts France’s Alstom on watch over corruption

FMC Corp. and Potash Corp. excluded over Western Sahara operations

FREE Proxy firm ISS names Aviva’s Marshall as European research head

Asset manager’s regional head joins influential advisory firm

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

The round-up of clean investing news

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

RI’s regular look at clean investment

RI Governance & Engagement, Oct. 20: OTPP votes against News Corp.’s James Murdoch

RI’s regular Thusday review of corporate governance and engagement news

FREE Dexia confirms plans to sell European SRI pioneer Dexia Asset Management

Founding UN PRI signatory on the block

RI Briefing, October 12: UK ethical investment reaches €12.9bn says EIRIS

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

European SRI giant Dexia AM reassures over mandates amid crisis

All mandates are “fully protected” in separate legal entity

European SRI giant Dexia Asset Management ‘up for sale’ amid crisis

Dexia AM a founding signatory of the UN PRI

RI Governance & Engagement, Sept. 29: Ethos calls for removal of UBS chairman

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

France’s FRR RI head to leave the fund

Nada Villermain-Lécolier to work on new initiative at France’s CDC.

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

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

France’s AMF markets regulator to report on improving shareholder participation at AGMs

Working group looks at three major themes before end-of-year resumé.

Vigeo hiring for UK business push

French ESG house plans marketing presence in London.

Raj Thamotheram leaves AXA IM advisory role

Well-known RI figure departs to publish new book on lessons from BP and Fukushima.

French SRI assets grow by 35% in 2010

Growth driven by SRI conversion of funds.

Sustainability ratings house to open Paris office

Move reflects importance of French SRI market

French bank becomes the first to introduce Tobin Tax

Bank says tax will raise €100,000 per annum for Millennium Development Goals

Co-op invests in West Bank-linked Veolia and Alstom despite misgivings

Investor takes “pragmatic” view of companies’ operations

Sustainalytics hires Vigeo international business head for new Paris office

Antonio Celeste jumps ship to Dutch/Canadian ESG house.

RI Briefing, April 6: FTSE launches ESG ratings service

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

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.

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

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

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

RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news

Amundi SRI arm, IDEAM, hires experienced journalist as CEO

Thierry Bogaty, former Editor in Chief at Le Figaro takes top RI spot.

Matt Christensen leaves Eurosif for global RI head position at fund manager

Giuseppe van der Helm to take over interim duties.

French oil giant Total facing investor resolution on tar sands

Company to face questions at AGM in May

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.

French pension reserve fund executive director, Antoine de Salins, leaves to join Groupama

UN PRI board member to join Groupama Asset Management as CIO

French dairy giant Danone experiments with sustainability-linked coupon for corporate bonds

Project currently on hold because of KPI quality.

France’s biggest trades union, CFDT, signs UNPRI as asset owner for its €350m finance reserves

Union says ESG move for finance assets reflects its values

France’s FRR stands firm on RI as government starts €2bn per annum fund wind down

Fund’s assets to be used for early pay down of social security debt.

Natixis to launch SRI ‘conviction’ funds in pursuit of sustainable alpha

French manager also adds dedicated emerging markets fund to climate change range.

French mutual insurer hires three managers for first RI bond fund seeded with €175m

Fund has scope for engagement with bond issuers on ESG issues.

BNP Paribas head of SRI leaves as firm consolidates to Paris HQ

Former Fortis Investments staff peel off as Frankfurt office winds down.

French bank hires SRI analyst as broker expansion continues

Natixis aims to broaden global ESG research capacity.

France’s FRR reaches 85% integration for ESG research on investment

Assets run via an SRI process reach 13% as fund recovers on performance.

RI Briefing, June 3: Hermes, UNEP FI, Ethos, Church Commissioners

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

French SRI assets jump by 70% in one year

Assets pass the €50bn mark, with retail funds recording highest growth.

PGGM excludes US and French companies over nuclear weapons and cluster bombs links

Dutch pension giant now excludes 33 firms in total.

RI round up: Apr 09

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

Sustainalytics in European hiring spree as it opens London and Paris offices

France’s FRR fires Dexia from 100m euro+ SRI mandate

Assets divided between four other European SRI managers.

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.