Investors
Investors news round-up (issue 91)
Pension schemes and sustainable banking as well as China's rising influence in Africa are all hot topics for investors.
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Emerging markets show
potential for SRI
Globalisation seems to be encouraging emerging markets to practice responsible investment, the benefits of which will be widely felt.
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Beyond communication
True accountability is about more than just communication with NGOs. It should really be an investor-driven issue.
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Investors news round-up -
issue 90
Institutional investors have pledged to encourage a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, while across Europe the SRI market is growing in value.
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Taking action on climate
change
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change October statement signals a willingness to strengthen the focus on climate change in the investment processes and to actively engage with companies and governments, argue Insight Investment's Rory Sullivan and the IGCC's Stephanie Pfeifer.
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Ethical investment enters
the mainstream
The Corporate Citizenship Company's Michelle Dow reports on how the US' largest pension fund and biggest companies are changing the debate on sustainability and the private sector.
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Investors news briefs -
June/July
Social and environmental shareholder resolutions are rising steadily in the US, and institutional investors are calling for the SEC to make disclosure on climate change risks mandatory for companies.
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Investors round-up: issue
87
SRI heads for the mainstream as investors worth over $2 trillion sign up to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment. Good news for shareholders and society, as new research from SAM indicates a correlation between CSR management and the creation of value.
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Investors round-up issue
86 30 UK companies are included in this year's Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Listing and Dow Jones has introduced two new sustainability indexes. Elsewhere, the Norwegian government has sold its stake in BAE Systems and six other global arms manufacturers.
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The way the money grows
The majority of banks financing policies do not uphold environmental and social standards developed by UN bodies and other international bodies, finds a new study from campaign groups WWF and Banktrack.
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IFC reviews safeguards
As the IFC publishes its performance standards for public review, the head of environmental and social development, Rachel Kyte, tells Oliver Wagg why they represent a vast improvement on the existing safeguard policies.
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