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GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... tobacco, military weapons or gambling related business. However, similar to the philosophy behind the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), the fund does not use a negative qualitative screen and will engage companies to improve ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... statement or paper they've issued," he said. Kumar said the reporting service was important because the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) was gaining momentum among finance institutions. "What we're seeing was, clients sign ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), bringing the FUM weight to almost $400 billion for organisations that have now signed the protocols. The UN PRI includes a set of "aspirational" ...

MBP signs to UNPRI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Fund manager Maple-Brown Abbott has signed on to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) - a decision that will see the firm overhaul its corporate governance and investment strategies going forward. According to a statement ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... chief executive, said signing the project would add an extra layer of investment analysis on top of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment ideals. "Given the increasing importance of climate change as an investor issue, the Carbon Disclosure ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... important step in the alignment of our investment processes with the principles outlined in the PRI (United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment). [And] the outcomes from Innovest's research are very much in line with the interests of our business ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... positioning themselves for what the effects of climate change will be, he said. Reflecting this, the United Nations principles for responsible investing "is set up to be a collaborative relationship between asset owners and asset managers." But the supply ...

UN's ESG principles gaining traction

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The latest United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report reveals broadly positive trends, with the majority of large institutional signatories appointing dedicated responsible investment staff and 88 per cent putting environmental ...