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France
France’s €12bn ERAFP tenders for €865m in SRI convertible bond and real estate mandates
Huge ESG tender will follow fund’s SRI charter.
RI Governance & Engagement, Jan. 19: Tokyo exchange planning governance changes
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news
RI Briefing, January 18: UN PRI signatory managers sought by Danish pension funds
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
Clean Investor, January 17: CDP chief named to Clean Development Mechanism panel
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Clean Investor, January 10: French state investor signs Tunisia carbon credits deal
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
France’s FRR re-tenders €600m in ESG mandates
SRI briefs awarded in 2006 up for review.
RI People & Appointments, Dec. 19: J.P. Morgan seeks Director of Environmental Performance
RI’s regular round-up of people news
RI Briefing, Dec. 14: $4bn set to go into impact investments - JP Morgan
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
RI Governance & Engagement, Dec. 8: Australian govt looks at role of AGMs
RI’s regular round-up of governance and engagement news
Clean Investor, November 8: Clean tech investments by NBIM, Generation IM
The round-up of clean investing news
Clean Investor, November 1: Climate Advocacy Fund targets ANZ on emissions
RI’s regular look at clean investment
RI Governance & Engagement, Oct. 20: OTPP votes against News Corp.’s James Murdoch
RI’s regular Thusday review of corporate governance and engagement news
RI Briefing, October 12: UK ethical investment reaches €12.9bn says EIRIS
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
European SRI giant Dexia AM reassures over mandates amid crisis
All mandates are “fully protected” in separate legal entity
European SRI giant Dexia Asset Management ‘up for sale’ amid crisis
Dexia AM a founding signatory of the UN PRI
RI Governance & Engagement, Sept. 29: Ethos calls for removal of UBS chairman
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
France’s FRR RI head to leave the fund
Nada Villermain-Lécolier to work on new initiative at France’s CDC.
C.A. Cheuvreux retains best sustainability research gong in Thomson Reuters Extel awards
Crédit Agricole arm named leading pan-European brokerage for SRI research
France’s AMF markets regulator to report on improving shareholder participation at AGMs
Working group looks at three major themes before end-of-year resumé.
Raj Thamotheram leaves AXA IM advisory role
Well-known RI figure departs to publish new book on lessons from BP and Fukushima.
Sustainability ratings house to open Paris office
Move reflects importance of French SRI market
French bank becomes the first to introduce Tobin Tax
Bank says tax will raise €100,000 per annum for Millennium Development Goals
Co-op invests in West Bank-linked Veolia and Alstom despite misgivings
Investor takes “pragmatic” view of companies’ operations
Sustainalytics hires Vigeo international business head for new Paris office
Antonio Celeste jumps ship to Dutch/Canadian ESG house.
RI Briefing, April 6: FTSE launches ESG ratings service
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
Fund manager says Total ‘mistrusts’ tar sands debate as investors withdraw AGM resolution support
Oil giant informs shareholder group that co-filers have pulled back from resolution.
RI Governance & Engagement, March 25: BP to meet with SRI investors
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
RI Governance & Engagement, March 18: Renault facing shareholder resolution on CEO pay
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
Amundi SRI arm, IDEAM, hires experienced journalist as CEO
Thierry Bogaty, former Editor in Chief at Le Figaro takes top RI spot.
Matt Christensen leaves Eurosif for global RI head position at fund manager
Giuseppe van der Helm to take over interim duties.
French oil giant Total facing investor resolution on tar sands
Company to face questions at AGM in May
WWF funds arm partners with Cheuvreux to launch Green Tech index: Amundi licenses ETF
Plans for US and Asian version of green tech sales benchmark.
French pension reserve fund executive director, Antoine de Salins, leaves to join Groupama
UN PRI board member to join Groupama Asset Management as CIO
French dairy giant Danone experiments with sustainability-linked coupon for corporate bonds
Project currently on hold because of KPI quality.
France’s biggest trades union, CFDT, signs UNPRI as asset owner for its €350m finance reserves
Union says ESG move for finance assets reflects its values
France’s FRR stands firm on RI as government starts €2bn per annum fund wind down
Fund’s assets to be used for early pay down of social security debt.
Natixis to launch SRI ‘conviction’ funds in pursuit of sustainable alpha
French manager also adds dedicated emerging markets fund to climate change range.
French mutual insurer hires three managers for first RI bond fund seeded with €175m
Fund has scope for engagement with bond issuers on ESG issues.
BNP Paribas head of SRI leaves as firm consolidates to Paris HQ
Former Fortis Investments staff peel off as Frankfurt office winds down.
French bank hires SRI analyst as broker expansion continues
Natixis aims to broaden global ESG research capacity.
France’s FRR reaches 85% integration for ESG research on investment
Assets run via an SRI process reach 13% as fund recovers on performance.
RI Briefing, June 3: Hermes, UNEP FI, Ethos, Church Commissioners
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
French SRI assets jump by 70% in one year
Assets pass the €50bn mark, with retail funds recording highest growth.
PGGM excludes US and French companies over nuclear weapons and cluster bombs links
Dutch pension giant now excludes 33 firms in total.
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
France’s FRR fires Dexia from 100m euro+ SRI mandate
Assets divided between four other European SRI managers.
France’s €29bn FRR goes ‘carbon neutral’ with hydropower offsets - tenders €5bn bond mandates
French giants seeks to compensate for 700 tonnes of CO2 emitted per annum.