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RI global news round up

The RI news you may have missed this week.

CDP: Investors fail to match corporate carbon interest

CDP: Investors fail to match corporate carbon interest

Former US President Bill Clinton launches fifth Carbon Disclosure Project survey in New York.

HSBC hires Henderson SRI head for global eco research hub

HSBC hires Henderson SRI head for global eco research hub

Bangalore-based research team will gauge climate change risks and opportunities

CalPERS calls for support on US director nominations

CalPERS calls for support on US director nominations

US superfund has Hewlett-Packard and UnitedHealth Group in its sights

Sovereign wealth funds: the future of ESG investing?

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?

Davos review: investor sustainability anyone?

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?

Why lack of action on SRI is  the biggest market failure ever.

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.

Climate change: mother of invention and investment returns

Climate change: mother of invention and investment returns

Why the technological revolution will clean up the planet and drive profits.

Leveraging the Carbon Disclosure Project

Leveraging the Carbon Disclosure Project

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

Going Green – the investment opportunities

Going Green – the investment opportunities

Theme of the month: Finding the new industries that will profit from the drive to a better environment.

NYCERS: walkin’ the activist walk

NYCERS: walkin’ the activist walk

Michael Musuraca explains how the New York City Employees fund got active.

Good credit after bad

Good credit after bad

The subprime crisis shows the value of extra financial research.

USS shows enterprise in engagement

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.

Can ‘Made in China’ be responsible?

Can ‘Made in China’ be responsible?

Theme of the month: Why investors must help clean up South East Asia’s companies.

The RI interview: Bob Monks

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.