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UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... decisions don't adversely affect the financial markets. The statement also urged institutional investors to sign the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI) which commits firms to engage with firms on corporate governance and environmental ...

Time to go green: Tyndall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Tyndall Investment Management has become the latest Australian fund manager to become a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Tyndall signed the dotted line to become a signatory last week, although the fund manager ...

Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... company chief executives to carefully manage their water usage. The CEO Water Mandate initiative was drafted by the United Nations Global Compact to assist companies, such as Carlsberg and Starbucks Coffee, to implement and disclose sustainable water ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... institutions to vote in as many jurisdictions as practicable. The move also echoes the fund's commitment to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI), which encourage funds to actively vote their proxies. "Our move into Asia reflects ...

IML signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Investors Mutual Limited (IML) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), adding more than $4 billion in funds under management to the burgeoning responsible investment pool of assets. Tony Richard-Preston, IML senior ...

All together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... of unity. The League of Nations ultimately proved incapable of preventing World War Two and was replaced by the United Nations. What would replace the G20 if they fail to stop the rot? They better not.

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... voting practices will now extend to all global holdings on the MSCI World Index. The firm is also including the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) in its contracts with other firms to assess and compare global best practice. ...

AusSuper appoints Comms GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... investment advocate, he was heavily involved in developing the HESTA Eco Pool and Telstra Super's signing of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Ian Silk, AustralianSuper chief executive, said Coyle will drive AustralianSuper's ...

PRI members push CSR movement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatories are using their collective $6 trillion investment might to persuade around 9,000 companies to sign a set of corporate social responsibility standards. The 52 strong group wrote ...

UN staff pension in "safe" hands

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
The $45 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension fund (UNJSPF) chief executive has emphasised the fund is well positioned to meet benefit payments in a bid to allay growing member fears. Bernard CochemA(C), UNJSPF chief executive, said the financial ...