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ATP CEO speaks: making a one billion euro Copenhagen statement

ATP CEO speaks: making a one billion euro Copenhagen statement

Danish pension fund chief Rohde says pension funds need to be first movers on climate change investments.

A Quant’s Take on ESG

A Quant’s Take on ESG

Jon Quigley believes the “men and women in lab coats, thick glasses and hats with propellers” can deliver successful ESG strategies

Sustainable and responsible investment in real estate: a fiduciary duty?

Sustainable and responsible investment in real estate: a fiduciary duty?

As a prime target for government intervention, investors should look at the environmental impact on property assets.

Sustainable corporate bonds withstand the financial storm

Sustainable corporate bonds withstand the financial storm

ESG factors can be a valuable addition to credit risk analysis.

The semantics of RI: what are we talking about?

The semantics of RI: what are we talking about?

Why the nomenclature of responsible investing is important.

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

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.

Systemic reform is the only course for ‘decimated’ investors

Systemic reform is the only course for ‘decimated’ investors

Debating relative performance in this crisis is like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Crisis to opportunity: policy suggestions for the inauguration of the Obama administration

Crisis to opportunity: policy suggestions for the inauguration of the Obama administration

Stronger governance, investor rights and a green-based economic revival.

Three simple steps to improve sell-side broker research

Three simple steps to improve sell-side broker research

Questions must be asked about the depth, transparency and efficacy of today’s broker research.

Sustainability should be regulated into fiduciary duty

Sustainability should be regulated into fiduciary duty

SRI by itself will not drive companies to become greener or more ethical.

The need to transform markets: an open letter from the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets

The need to transform markets: an open letter from the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets

Investor think-tank: the views of savers “have not been aired” in the credit-crunch debate.

Ceres: the US investor coalition advising the UN, lobbying the SEC and investing $10bn in renewables

Ceres: the US investor coalition advising the UN, lobbying the SEC and investing $10bn in renewables

Ceres President, Mindy Lubber, explains how US policy is coming around to its way of thinking on the environment.

Foundations: $600bn of assets that need to get active

Foundations: $600bn of assets that need to get active

Why foundations should use the markets to support their philanthropic work.

RI Interview: Paul McNamara, co-chair, UNEP FI Property Working Group

RI Interview: Paul McNamara, co-chair, UNEP FI Property Working Group

Why sustainability has an impact on real estate value and should play a central role in investment decisions.

Do falling markets spell doom for responsible investment?

Do falling markets spell doom for responsible investment?

No, says Australia’s Louise O’Halloran, because correlations between returns and ESG issues are becoming obvious and quantifiable.

How to solve the paradox of  active ownership

How to solve the paradox of active ownership

Successful equity managers tend to be poor active owners, while active owners tend not to win equity mandates. Could unbundling the activities be the solution?

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.

Can enhanced analysis deliver social and environmental benefits?

Can enhanced analysis deliver social and environmental benefits?

Insight’s Rory Sullivan studies the SRI quest for the ‘Holy Grail’.

What difference will the UN Principles on Responsible Investment make?

What difference will the UN Principles on Responsible Investment make?

Winning hearts and minds for sustainable prosperity.