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The Industry Speaks
What corporates, analysts and exchanges think of Blood and Gore’s ‘Sustainable Capitalism’ manifesto
RI asked the finance industry what it made of Generation’s much-discussed thought paper.
MSCI: Environmental, Social and Governance Trends to Watch in 2012
Accounting for natural capital, conflicting water demands and the shifting debate on climate change
Ceres: US climate negotiating team should take their cue from investors
Looking at the Obama administration’s resistance to a new binding global agreement
The risks of failing to act effectively on executive remuneration
It is worth considering the High Pay Commission’s proposals in detail.
It’s vital institutional investors are included for financing a low carbon future
Reform which stimulates investment in climate change could be key to long-term sustainable growth
Oil sands: a policy engagement role for responsible investors
An incomplete or uncertain regulatory environment can increase risk for both companies and investors.
The UK comes into the modern age as the Bribery Act becomes law
Update of prior bribery laws which dated back to 1889.
Bob Monks: Say-on-Pay is a well publicized side-show with no impact
We’re playing the equivalent of regulatory ‘Whack-a-mole’.
Investors can help prevent accidents like the BP spill or Fukushima blast…if they try
New book says institutional investors can learn from systemic failures.
Catalyzing the global green bond market
Investing in green bonds can push the kind of environmental and financial logic underpinning the retrofit of the Empire State Building.
Impact investing 2.0 – time for a new approach!
Impact investing is a hot topic, but could version 2.0 take us back to the future…
Kris Douma: An investor question to UN special representative John Ruggie…
What if a company’s business partner is a state that is complicit in human rights violations?
We need to re-examine what makes bankers happy
High pay may be causing harm across the economy.
How much pay is too much for investment bankers? A call for action to responsible investors
The first in a series of frank op-ed pieces from market practitioners about RI/market issues, both signed and anonymous. The first, an anonymous piece on investment banking pay.
Danger ahead for the unsustainable supertanker of pension promises!
Socially responsible promises have to start with the ability to pay pensions.
The clear case for energy-efficient property assets
Part of the Discussion Paper for the 11th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium, Zurich, Sept 28.
How the environment is the cement holding the UK coalition together
Has the political debate in the UK really shifted from whether to how to achieve a sustainable economy, asks Penny Shepherd
ICGN conference report: FRR, CalSTRS, PGGM and Ontario Teachers talk governance
More engagement needed, but more resources necessary.
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
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?
As a prime target for government intervention, investors should look at the environmental impact on property assets.
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?
Why the nomenclature of responsible investing is important.
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
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
Stronger governance, investor rights and a green-based economic revival.
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
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
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 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
Why foundations should use the markets to support their philanthropic work.
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?
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
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.
Swedish pension fund AP7 says investors have a duty to follow international guidelines for responsible investment.
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?
Winning hearts and minds for sustainable prosperity.