Responsible Investor

FREE Brazilian exchange moves to boost corporate sustainability reporting

‘Report or explain’ as country prepares for Rio+20 summit

RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 15: US pension funds take on drilling firm Nabors over pay

RI’s regular look at governance and engagement news

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

Comments made in Parliament by non-governmental organisation

RI Briefing, Nov. 30: Global Reporting Initiative names new chairman

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

RI Briefing, November 9: GRI launches sustainability disclosure database

RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news

Brazilian banking giant Itaú launches sustainability and governance ETFs

New exchange traded funds from giant banking group

RI People & Appointments, October 3: Vigeo names UK business development head

RI’s regular Monday morning round-up of people news

Development finance institutions launch emerging markets corporate governance framework

$852bn investor group in governance initiative

RI People & Appointments, Sept. 19: ICGN names three new board members

RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news

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

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

RI Briefing, July 27: TIAA-CREF releases 2011 Socially Responsible Investing Annual Report

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

Investors call on Chevron to settle $18bn Ecuador case

Signatories sought for letter challenging oil major

RI Briefing, March 23: Global sustainable finance organisations hold strategic meeting

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

RI Briefing, March 9: GovernanceMetrics report on women on listed company boards

RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.

Clean Investor, January 11: ATP-linked venture firm in cleantech investment

RI’s new regular Tuesday review of clean investing news

Mexico joins ESG index rush with Cancún launch

Sustainability benchmark will measure Mexican companies against international standards.

ATP targets first direct renewables investment for €1bn emerging markets climate commitment

Danish fund says position will be taken in first quarter of 2011 after delay in putting capital to work.

Controversial mining firm added to Dow Jones sustainability index

Swedish and Canadian pension funds had targeted Goldcorp over Guatemala operations

Former Innovest research MD joins ESG emerging markets research firm

Research advisor takes up business development position at Solaron.

RI Round Up: Desjardins; RiskMetrics; CalSTRS

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

Balancing risk and reward sustainably in the BRICS

Investors must consider the short-, medium- and long-term issues.

Shell UK pension fund among new UN PRI signatories

€12bn Shell scheme joins burgeoning UN PRI membership

$16trn investor coalition to quiz companies on water

RI round up: Apr 09

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

UNPRI to start lobbying on ESG regulation

European Commission discussions look at scenarios for ESG disclosure.

Norwegian Global Fund hires specialist water manager

Water Asset Management picks up undisclosed sum for investment brief.

Green New Deals for new green investment

What could the various green global economic stimuli mean for institutional investors?

Could the crisis become a vintage era for clean tech private equity deals?

Attractively priced deals and long-term ‘green’ stimulus make market look attractive despite the doldrums.

Why the fund management ownership model has failed

If pension funds want good governance they will have to invest in it.

Why should investors get involved in the ‘Better returns in a better world’ project?

How alleviating poverty can foster better market conditions in developing countries.

World Bank aims to structure joint climate change products with pension funds

Bank examines asset allocation with pension funds to find appropriate products.

From crisis to catalyst

How ESG implementation could be the beginning of a solution to the market meltdown.

SNS Asset Management: the growing pains and gains of microfinance

Fund manager raising cash for second microfinance fund as institutional commitments grow and industry debates sharpen.

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.

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.

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.

Mainstreaming RI: The Enhanced Analytics Initiative needs you!

Why the biggest challenge now is to get relevant extra-financial analysis direct to mainstream analysts.

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.

EIRIS: Peter Webster looks back at 25 years of responsible research

UK research company celebrates 25th year of corporate and SRI scrutiny.

RI Landscape 2008 asset owners survey hits $1.5 trillion

Second part of RI Landscape 2008 for asset managers now open.

Sub-prime and carbon: an eerie similarity

Supporting renewable energy is a first step, but banks must also come clean about fossil fuel financing.

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?

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?

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?

Should pension funds be investing in companies with links to brutal governments?

Isn’t it time pension funds asked their members about their morals?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Getting alpha from activism

Can pension funds profit from increasingly aggressive hedge fund strategies?

Sweden’s AP funds’ ethical umbrella

Council gives Swedish state funds responsible investment muscle.

Leveraging the Carbon Disclosure Project

Corporates are doing well in carbon disclosure, so why are investors lagging?

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.

Rising to the ESG challenge of emerging markets

Are long-term investors fully aware of the growing importance of ESG issues in emerging markets investments?

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.

FREE Putting faith in engagement

3iG, the global interfaith movement, says it must do more than just exclude companies.

What difference will the UN Principles on Responsible Investment make?

Winning hearts and minds for sustainable prosperity.