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RI Briefing, February 8: New UK social impact bond in pipeline
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
February 2012
RI People & Appointments, February 6: UN PRI seeking Director of Global Development
ESG movers and shakers
February 2012
RI Briefing, February 1: Man Group hopes others will follow its lead on UN PRI
RI’s regular review of responsible investing news
February 2012
New Dutch class action pay-out could lead investors to chase US claims in the Netherlands
Lawyers exploit Dutch Court of Appeals to get shareholder damages.
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, January 9: New operations chief at APG
RI’s regular round-up of people news
January 2012
Kris Douma. Mn Services: Food crisis and commodities: are investors to blame?
Pension fund addresses public concern after media coverage on agricultural commodities investing.
January 2012
Zembla documentary blasts ABP, PGGM and Mn Services, saying commodity investments behind food crises
Report says funds are ignoring research that speculation is fuelling food price bubbles.
January 2012
RI Briefing, January 4: €5bn charity sector fund signs up to Stewardship Code
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
January 2012
FREE Dutch pension giant excludes Wal-Mart and PetroChina
Divestments over non-compliance with Global Compact
January 2012
Clean Investor, December 20: Clean Development Mechanism under review
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
December 2011
RI People & Appointments, Dec. 19: J.P. Morgan seeks Director of Environmental Performance
RI’s regular round-up of people news
December 2011
RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 15: US pension funds take on drilling firm Nabors over pay
RI’s regular look at governance and engagement news
December 2011
Pension-backed NIBC fund expands German wind portfolio
The latest in a string of transactions
December 2011
RI Briefing, Dec. 14: $4bn set to go into impact investments - JP Morgan
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
December 2011
RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 8: Australian govt looks at role of AGMs
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news
December 2011
RI Briefing, December 7: Hedge fund giant signs up to UN Principles for Responsible Investment
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
December 2011
Clean Investor, December 6: Deutsche Bank on Durban climate talks
The regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news
December 2011
RI People & Appointments, Dec. 5: Switzerland’s Ethos seeks Enviro & Social Sustainability Head
RI’s regular round-up of people news
December 2011
Responsible Funds, November 25: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI fund launches, closes and asset data.
November 2011
Clean Investor, November 22: Dutch institutions buy into onshore windfarm portfolio
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
November 2011
AEGON makes major new RI statement for €413bn group assets
Insurer to make third party managers RI compliant.
November 2011
Clean Investor, November 8: Clean tech investments by NBIM, Generation IM
The round-up of clean investing news
November 2011
US arms of Dutch fund managers could be caught by cluster bombs ban
Government says bill could cover grey area of ‘indirect’ investments.
November 2011
RI Briefing, October 26: Trucost launches sustainability app
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
October 2011
Sustainalytics and Korea’s Sustinvest announce strategic partnership
Will work together on new products for Korean market
September 2011
RI Briefing, August 31: Denmark’s Codan launches CSR measurement project
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
August 2011
Listed Dutch firms improving ESG disclosure says Eumedion
But more transparency still needed, says governance forum
July 2011
“Continued investor interest” in World Bank green bonds as Dutch FMO snaps up €20m
Development bank invests in five-year bonds to help reduce climate change
July 2011
Dutch engaged share ownership guidance launched by Eumedion
New “stewardship” guidance from €1trn investor forum
July 2011
£4bn London Pension Fund Authority goes Dutch for voting and engagement on £1bn in equities
Appointment follows major internal review.
July 2011
Dutch pension administrator APG joins Long-Term Investors Club
Institutional powerhouse joins increasingly significant grouping
June 2011
Dutch pension fund forms €390m ESG-themed infrastructure pact
Innovative public private partnership deal announced
May 2011
Dutch pension giants voted against BP safety chief
Influential asset owners refused to back Sir William Castell
April 2011
€4.6bn Dutch development bank FMO signs up to UN PRI
The latest development bank to sign up
April 2011
Rob Lake leaves APG to join UNPRI as strategy chief
APG looking at options for replacement.
March 2011
APG names new head of corporate governance
Claudia Kruse takes over from Paul Frentrop
February 2011
Major Dutch pension funds, TIAA-CREF launch microfinance principles
40 investors sign up to new Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance
January 2011
RI People & Appointments, January 24: New chairman at €1trn Eumedion
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
January 2011
SAM gets €800m asset boost as parent Robeco transfers funds
Move reflects aim to make Swiss firm Robeco’s ESG centre of expertise
January 2011
APG calls on BP to integrate safety into pay following Deepwater
Call comes as US funds get lead plaintiff status
January 2011
SNS Asset Management among first houses to launch dedicated impact investing unit
SNS Impact Investing will group the fund manager’s microfinance, agriculture and water funds.
December 2010
Dutch MP calls for annual ‘name-and-shame’ after TV doc reveals controversial charity investments
Furore recalls Zembla pension fund exposé of 2007
December 2010
Sustainable funds house SAM names Baldinger as chief executive
Ex-CSAM executive brings focus on institutional clients
December 2010
Former ABP research head wins Moskowitz Prize with paper showing bond costs of enviro concerns
US companies exposed to environmental issues paid up to 64 basis points more for debt.
November 2010
PGGM teams up with Rotterdam University to measure social impact of ESG investments
Pension fund manager says social impact methodology could help measure benefits of its €2bn targeted ESG strategies.
November 2010
Dutch pension fund PNO excludes Wal-Mart over labour standards
US retailer blacklisted by €3bn industry-wide scheme
October 2010
APG’s Governance Head Frentrop departs to set up own firm
Former Deminor chief exits at year-end
October 2010
Hermes recruits Shell Pension exec for Dutch role
Henk Marius to join BT Pension Fund-owned asset manager
October 2010
UN PRI needs to “raise its game” says Robeco CEO Munsters
Netherlands working on a version of UK Stewardship Code.
October 2010
PGGM’s investment chief van der Ende exits unexpectedly
Surprise exit from €99bn responsible investment leader
October 2010
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven, to address ESG Europe 2010 conference
Minister joins Rikke Lind, state secretary for the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry to open the Investor/Corporate Summit.
September 2010
Norway State Secretary for Trade and Industry to address ESG Europe 2010 conference
Rikke Lind joins speakers from some of Europe’s largest institutional investors and corporates at landmark summit.
September 2010
Dutch and Norwegian ministers to address RI ESG Europe 2010 conference on October 13
Conference looks at bridging the gap between investor ESG requirements and CSR initiatives.
July 2010
APG details 19 exclusions; plans ESG by asset class
Dutch giant releases Responsible Investing Report
July 2010
PGGM seeks investment director for €2.2bn responsible equity portfolio
Expansion comes as Dutch giant excludes FTSE-100 listed mining group, Vedanta.
July 2010
PGGM backs Standard Life for sustainable real estate
Dutch pension giant in sustainable property move
June 2010
NBIM, APG call for “concrete action” on child labour in cocoa industry
Cocoa industry meeting fails to meet expectations, say funds
June 2010
Shell: investor campaigners strike blow on tar sands
11% of votes decline to support management
May 2010
Shell’s Dutch pension fund engages with 117 companies
€15bn fund in dialogue on a range of issues
May 2010
PGGM excludes US and French companies over nuclear weapons and cluster bombs links
Dutch pension giant now excludes 33 firms in total.
April 2010
Shell UK pension fund among new UN PRI signatories
€12bn Shell scheme joins burgeoning UN PRI membership
April 2010
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
April 2010
ING integrates sustainability into executive pay
Chief executive says ING wants to stimulate sustainable entrepreneurship and increase its portfolio of green products and services.
April 2010
APG may vote against BP, Shell on tar sands
APG Asset Management warns it may join shareholder protests over the involvement of oil giants BP and Shell in controversial tar sands projects in Alberta, Canada.
April 2010
Sustainable hedge fund Greenbay confirms fund closure
Closes doors after raising just €10m
April 2010
USS vows to change Dutch governance rules in parting shot at controversial Canon/Océ takeover
UK fund tenders shares to Canon and takes aim at minority shareholder protection rights.
March 2010
PGGM to double innovative responsible equity portfolio to €2bn
Fund manager also looks to add RI equity portfolio analyst.
March 2010
Global institutional big-hitters join climate change asset allocation study
Numbers swell for Mercer-led future strategy projections project.
March 2010
Shell freezes exec salaries and includes sustainability performance after shareholder pressure
Oil giant cites ‘open and constructive’ shareholder dialogue
February 2010
Private equity push at SAM as Robeco PE chief takes executive position
Andrew Musters steps up to exec committee at Swiss sustainability house.
February 2010
SAM chief executive steps down over Robeco strategy dispute after just a year in top job
Swiss sustainability manager names interim dual CEOs
February 2010
Number of Dutch schemes with SRI policies doubles within three years, say pension associations
Survey by Dutch occupational pension umbrella organisations.
February 2010
Hewitt Associates settles in valuation lawsuit brought by Philips UK pension fund
Case illustrative of trend for funds to sue advisors over valuations.
January 2010
Shell pension fund manager takes 20% of hybrid power firm
Dutch pension fund also details engagement processes for Q3, 2009
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
Dutch corporate funds progress on ESG but fall short of parents’ CSR policies: report
Benchmark compares company funds with industry-wide and public schemes.
December 2009
Dutch pension funds facing total cluster bomb ban after MPs vote
Lower chamber passes vote to outlaw investments in related companies.
December 2009
Dutch pensions giant APG invests 50m dollars in innovative Chinese energy efficiency project
Manager also confirms 100m dollars allocation to US clean energy firm.
May 2009