More ESG news – Page 250
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NewsIncreasing women on company boards is not a matter of quotas – 30% Club
Speakers at seminar come out in favour of UK's 'comply-or-explain' approach.
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NewsSecond German pension fund thinking to apply responsible investment charter
GERMANY – North Rhine-Westphalia scheme awaiting review of UN's SRI principles.
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NewsUK roundup: CPI v RPI, Unison, Unite, Sackers, USS, SEC
Court of Appeal set to rule on legality of indexation switch to consumer prices index.
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NewsInstitutional investors call for energy cost-cutting
Carbon Disclosure Project sends letters to CEOs at more than 400 public companies.
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Swedish roundup: AP7, Institutional Shareholder Services, Svensk Försäkring
AP7 appoints Institutional Shareholder Services as proxy voting provider.
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NewsAl Gore outlines key actions for 'sustainable capitalism'
Says capitalism 'superior' to other systems, but laments trend towards 'short-termism'.
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NewsOnly 9% of investment strategies receive top ESG rating in Mercer survey
Mercer global CIO Andrew Kirton says work to be done to integrate responsible investment practices.
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NewsCompanies need to reduce impact on world's forests 'urgently' – FFD
Review cites risks of timber, cattle products, soy, palm oil and biofuels.
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NewsItaly, Spain, US get poor marks in 'sustainability' ranking
Norway, Sweden retain leading positions, with Denmark moving into third place.
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NewsSwiss pension funds showing increasing interest in Ethos Engagement Pool
EEP members currently manage more than CHF112bn in assets, one-fifth of funds in second pillar.
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Swedish institutional investors slam companies' progress on sustainability
Results come from project launched by 14 investors, including five AP funds.
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Pension fund trustees hit back at criticism of tobacco investments
Ignoring significant sections of market for ethical reasons ‘could be deemed negligent’.
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Institutional investors welcome plans to curb 'excessive' executive pay
Something must be done about ‘disconnect’ between top pay, company performance, says Vince Cable.
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ACGA decries effect of private placements on minority shareholders
Annual shareholder approval for third-party allotments ‘critical’.
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Efficiently weighted indices can lead to SRI outperformance – EDHEC
Prior underperformance stems from ‘bad portfolio construction’, not SRI allocation.
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NewsMajority of participants in Mercer climate change study to take action
Investors involved in survey have nearly $2trn in assets under management.
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Investors issue guidelines for company action on climate change
Policy document aims to reduce impact of climate change, seize opportunities for growth.
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Syntrus Achmea adopts Global Investment Performance Standards
Certification meant to ‘guarantee’ investment transparency for institutional investors.
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NewsNew investor group to tackle issues of engagement, stewardship
Working group includes BlackRock, Aviva Investors, Railpen, USS and Tomorrow's Company.
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NewsABP divests from Walmart, PetroChina over 'violation' of UN principles
Walmart's labour practices and activities of PetroChina parent company cited.
