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Trades Unions
RI People & Appointments, April 23: South Africa investment chief joins Global Compact board
ESG movers and shakers
Siemens faces investor call at Jan 24 AGM to quit US Chamber of Commerce over bribery issue
German company faces ‘reputation risk’ say investors as DoJ reviews Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Conference report: US Pension funds report to INCR/UN summit on progress in climate investments
In the face of political foot-dragging, long-term investors say they are getting down to green business.
TUC: manager voting survey indicates shareholders “not doing their job properly”
Challenge comes as UK government reiterates exec pay legislation threat.
How low pay is moving up pension funds’ governance agendas
Investors taking on top pay have so far been silent on pay at the other end
RI Briefing, April 27: Putnam Investments signs up to UN PRI
RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news
Shareholders back independent chair at ratings agency Moody’s
“Landmark” shareholder vote at company meeting
RI Briefing, April 20: AFL-CIO unveils Executive PayWatch site
RI’s regular Wednesday round-up of responsible investing news
RI Briefing, February 23: Trillium develops investment vehicle for “SRI 3.0”
RI’s regular round-up of sustainable finance news.
Powerful Japanese union, RENGO, issues formal guidelines to pension funds and managers to adopt ESG
Union-linked pension plans account for almost half of the schemes in Japan’s corporate pensions sector.
Al Gore’s Generation to audit engagement and voting
Boutique considers including info in annual Assurance Report
New US proxy access rules a “win-win”, says CalPERS
Investors to get more say on company boards
Powerful Japanese trades union body prepares major ESG recommendation for its pension funds
Union confederation says ESG is a way of ‘regaining trust’ in investment.
Director of controversial US mine firm to chair UK pensions lifeboat
Government fund hires Massey Energy non-exec
The shareholder resolution spat over BP’s controversial tar sands plans
Investors take sides on call for oil giant to disclose info on environmental and economic risks.
BP tar sands resolution campaign hit as UK pension funds back company management
Local Authority Pension Fund Forum says oil giant has provided necessary information.
UK trades unions and NGOs unite for pension fund e-mail campaign over BP/Shell tar sands
Website lists pension funds and managers with shares in oil giants.