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Academics
RI ESG Briefing, April 25: Ex-BP CEO Browne calls for extractives transparency
The round-up of environmental, social and governance news
Shareholders and campaigners call for legal clarity on fiduciary responsibility
Mis-interpretation leads to erroneous focus on short-term returns
Study finds obstacles to implementing faith-based investment
A “lack of tools and services” for religious investors
Group warns Bank of England over “systemic risk” of high carbon investments
Investors and campaign groups write to BOE Governor
RI Governance & Engagement, Jan. 19: Tokyo exchange planning governance changes
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news
MIT Sloan Survey: take up of business critical sustainability initiatives has reached tipping point
Number of companies profiting from sustainability lower but rising.
Academic study finds flaws in corporate CSR reporting
Survey of 4,000 companies finds mistakes and omissions
RI Briefing, February 2: Ireland starts green financial services centre
RI’s round-up of sustainable finance news.
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.
Scottish Widows hires Craig Mackenzie as head of sustainability
Fund manager to beef up E&S engagement with corporates.
UK: stewardship elusive as pension funds buck governance code
€126bn pension trio wants companies to ignore guidelines
Norway responds to Global Fund ethics criticism
Responsible investing evolves at ethics-driven giant