ESG Reports
Beyond microfinance
03 Jun 2013
Nina Röhrbein finds evidence for a sea-change in impact investing with more varied products in developed as well as emerging economies
Room for improvement
01 May 2013
A new survey reveals that the Dutch private equity sector has yet to fully integrate sustainability, as Nina Röhrbein reports
Disarming pension funds
02 Apr 2013
Nina Röhrbein finds investors staring down the barrel of a gun when it comes to their investments in controversial weapons
Green listings
01 Mar 2013
Nina Röhrbein reports on how stock exchanges apply pressure on their listed companies to be more sustainable
Split over atoms
01 Feb 2013
Nina Röhrbein finds few pension funds have specific policies on nuclear, and reports differing views among funds and managers
Assessing the Arctic
02 Jan 2013
Nina Röhrbein questions the oil industry’s claims to have cleaned up its act enough after Deepwater Horizon to be trusted in the pristine waters of the Arctic.
Sunny side up
01 Dec 2012
Investors in solar power are responding to changes in the markets and finding new ways of gaining exposure, says Nina Röhrbein
Integrating ESG issues with executive pay
01 Nov 2012
By linking executive pay to transparent and measurable ESG factors, companies can show they take ESG issues seriously. Nina Röhrbein reports on work being done in this area
Active on governance
01 Nov 2012
Robert Monks tells Nina Röhrbein that institutional investors must get more active in corporate governance
As safe as houses
01 Oct 2012
The fixed index-linked cashflows provided by social housing and infrastructure investments can be attractive to investors comfortable with long-term investing, finds Nina Röhrbein
Extracting the true cost of gold
03 Sep 2012
Institutional investors have been integral to the boom in gold prices over the past five years, but are they fully aware of the high-impact nature of their investments? Nina Röhrbein reports
The trouble with fracking
02 Jul 2012
The full environmental impact of shale gas extraction is not known, so investors must engage with companies to make sure they are acting responsibly, says Nina Röhrbein
Pay proposals in the shareholder spring
01 Jun 2012
Shareholders are beginning to flex their muscles by voting against inflated executive remuneration packages in listed companies, says Nina Röhrbein
Moves in microfinance
01 May 2012
Despite suffering some negative perceptions, the asset class is cleaning up its act and gaining new fans, says Nina Röhrbein
Credit: Coupons and principles
02 Apr 2012
While corporates increasingly have to turn to capital markets for funding, now is the time for investors to push their ESG requirements, writes Joshua Hughes
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