All Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) articles – Page 9
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NewsPRI consults on challenges to ESG, active ownership in passive investing
Organisation wants to ‘develop market thinking in this area given its rapid development and increasing importance of passive strategies’
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NewsUS academics challenge whether ESG investing must be fiduciary duty
Two law professors have argued that the position taken by the PRI and others is ‘contrary to both law and economics’
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People moves: £8bn Church Commissioners appoints head of equities [updated]
Church Commissioners, PRI, Norfund, ESMA, Fondo Espero, Stap, FRC, AFM, AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Värde Partners, Calastone
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NewsPensionDanmark, Industriens return to PRI after 2013 spat
All six Danish pension funds that exited the PRI six years ago have now returned as signatories in the wake of a governance review
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France’s Agirc-Arrco cuts deficit, adopts SRI charter
The reported deficit in the newly merged schemes fell from €2.9bn to €1.6bn ahead of a targeted return to financial equilibrium in 2020
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Pension fund ESG integration ‘dangerous’, claims economist
Economist Henrique Schneider splits the audience at a Swiss conference by speaking out against sustainable investment as a fiduciary duty
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ESG roundup: Alphabet ‘should lead on responsible use of AI’, says Hermes
Also: Investors back carbon pricing accord at Vatican summit; CDP leads calls for better environmental reporting at 700 companies
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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NewsHow the EU’s sustainability taxonomy will work for investors
Criteria for sustainable activities drawn up by EU-appointed experts could help reduce costs and reputation risks
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Norwegian sovereign fund rejects outcomes reporting for SDGs
The €919bn Government Pension Fund Global says it is hard to measure an investor’s direct impact on goals set by UN bodies
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Investors request ‘urgent’ information from mining companies
Companies asked to disclose information about tailings dam management within 45 days
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NewsAP funds and Church of England to tackle global mining regulations
Swedish and UK asset owners to represent PRI and create international standards in wake of Brazil tragedy
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Dutch regulator ‘world’s first’ to sign up to PRI [updated]
Central bank says it will investigate options regarding target allocations to green bonds and impact investing projects
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NewsESG roundup: Asset managers flag reporting services, climate analysis
BNY Mellon’s client reporting service; Neuberger Berman’s climate risk analysis; Storebrand launches in the UK
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PRI to tackle 'fundamental' legal questions about considering impact
‘A Legal Framework for Impact’ project launched with UNEP FI and The Generation Foundation
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Chart of the Week: The growing influence of the PRI
Data suggests asset owners don’t place much weight on the PRI’s standards when picking managers
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PRI signatories must report climate change risks from 2020
More than 2,200 asset owners, managers and service providers will have to report to PRI
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S&P upping transparency in credit rating agency ESG ‘race to the top’
Credit rating agency making its ESG analysis more transparent, as per PRI recommendations
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Campaign group turns climate change spotlight on bondholders
ShareAction calls on bond investors to use their leverage to force change at companies
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People moves: BBC appoints former BT scheme boss as trustee [updated]
BBC, L&G, CQS, FCLT, CalPERS, APK, Central Beheer, Xerox, Metro, Telegraaf, Pantheon, Merian, SEI, Amundi, M&G, Willis Towers Watson
