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Africa
RI ESG Briefing, April 25: Ex-BP CEO Browne calls for extractives transparency
The round-up of environmental, social and governance news
RI People & Appointments, April 23: South Africa investment chief joins Global Compact board
ESG movers and shakers
Responsible Funds, April 20: responsAbility fund backs Central American co-ops
The round-up of responsible funds news
RI ESG Briefing, April 18: Shell invites SRI investors to visit Nigeria operations
The round-up of ESG news
Responsible Funds, February 24: New manager at LGT sustainable global equity fund
The round-up of ESG funds news
RI Governance, February 23: South African state investor takes stand on exec pay
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement developments
RI Briefing, February 1: Man Group hopes others will follow its lead on UN PRI
RI’s regular review of responsible investing news
RI Briefing, January 18: UN PRI signatory managers sought by Danish pension funds
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
RI Governance & Engagement, Jan. 12: CalSTRS votes against entire Aberdeen AM board
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement developments
Clean Investor, December 20: Clean Development Mechanism under review
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Responsible Funds, Dec. 16: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI’s regular look at responsible funds news
RI Briefing, Dec. 14: $4bn set to go into impact investments - JP Morgan
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
Clean Investor, December 13: Carbon Disclosure Project seeks partnership with exchanges, regulators
The regular round-up of clean investing news
Investors should examine their exposure to companies linked to Western Sahara
Investors have responsibilities to ensure that they don’t sustain or aggravate conflict
South African pensions body signs major ESG implementation agreement
Framework will help fund trustees build capacity to meet new regulations.
Sweden’s AP2 responds to NGO’s “land grab” comments
Comments made in Parliament by non-governmental organisation
Clean Investor, December 6: Deutsche Bank on Durban climate talks
The regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news
Responsible Funds, Dec. 2: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI’s regular look at responsible funds news
RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 1: Class action lawyers looking at Olympus
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news
Clean Investor, November 29: NYSE and Bloomberg team up on clean energy indices
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
RI Governance & Engagement, Nov. 24: New engagement on Canadian oil sands
The regular round-up of governance and engagement developments
Responsible Funds, November 18: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI fund launches, closes and asset data.
Danish pension fund doubles African sustainability assets to €80m in a year with new commitment
PensionDanmark makes sustainable agriculture investment.
Clean Investor, November 8: Clean tech investments by NBIM, Generation IM
The round-up of clean investing news
$20trn investor group calls for financial incentives to invest in low carbon assets, ahead of Durban
Long-term policy and clear carbon reduction targets outlined in statement.
Responsible investors engaging with SEC on conflict minerals
Input on legislation required under Dodd-Frank
Investor seeks probe into Uganda forest ‘land grab’ accusations
Response to Oxfam allegations against New Forests Company
Development finance institutions launch emerging markets corporate governance framework
$852bn investor group in governance initiative
RI Governance & Engagement, Sept. 22: Malaysia seeks to boost corporate disclosure
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement developments
RI Briefing, July 20: Report sees $125bn in sustainable investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
South Africa launches responsible investing code for institutional investors
New voluntary Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa (CRISA) unveiled
US development finance body OPIC puts half a billion into renewables
Major climate change initiative from US government body
RI People & Appointments, June 20: Exchange exec named head of investments at NZ Super
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
RI Briefing, June 8: EVCA includes ESG factors in new handbook
RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news
RI Interview: Gates Foundation’s latest social investments create odd bedfellows
Responsible Investor talks to the Gates Foundation about its program-related investments.
Clean Investor, May 10: Mongolian wind farm is 3,000th Clean Development Mechanism project
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
RI Governance & Engagement, April 8: Pennsylvania amends proxy guidelines to boost diversity
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
RI Governance & Engagement: April 1: RWE, BP, US proxies, fifth analyst call
RI’s round-up of the most important corporate governance and shareholder engagement news.
RI Briefing, March 23: Global sustainable finance organisations hold strategic meeting
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
RI Governance & Engagement, March 18: Renault facing shareholder resolution on CEO pay
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
RI Briefing, March 9: GovernanceMetrics report on women on listed company boards
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
RI Briefing, March 2: Nomura Asset Management signs up to UN PRI
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
RI Briefing, June 14, CalSTRS, Vigeo, CPPIB & OTPP, SAM, Global Environment Fund
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Norway’s KLP excludes two over Western Sahara minerals
Phosphate imports targeted by €32.5bn insurer
NBIM, APG call for “concrete action” on child labour in cocoa industry
Cocoa industry meeting fails to meet expectations, say funds
RI Round Up: Desjardins; RiskMetrics; CalSTRS
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Giant Norway fund manager puts searchable holdings and voting data on website
Norwegian fund takes a step foward in transparency
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
New Africa ESG focused boutique pledges 25% of revenues to charities
Firm says donations could create 100,000 African jobs by 2012.
S&P and Hawkamah combine for first Middle East/North Africa ESG index
IFC backing for ESG methodology.