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Middle East and Africa
Merseyside puts RI at heart of new £500m emerging markets mandate tenders
Managers will have to demonstrate understanding of ESG and governance in investment.
January 2010
World Bank aims to structure joint climate change products with pension funds
Bank examines asset allocation with pension funds to find appropriate products.
November 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
KPA liquidates tyre and mining stocks over alleged abuses.
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone and mining group Freeport-McMoRan sold in protest.
September 2007
ESG practices in Africa are improving
Uptake is essential for development and building value, says new PRI signatory, CDC.
November 2009
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.
February 2009
Why the fund management ownership model has failed
If pension funds want good governance they will have to invest in it.
February 2009
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.
January 2009
From crisis to catalyst
How ESG implementation could be the beginning of a solution to the market meltdown.
October 2008
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.
September 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
September 2007
Putting faith in engagement
3iG, the global interfaith movement, says it must do more than just exclude companies.
July 2007
What difference will the UN Principles on Responsible Investment make?
Winning hearts and minds for sustainable prosperity.
July 2007