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Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... UN Global Compact. The statement was sent to companies in nine countries and all signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) including Boston Common Asset Management, Hermes EOS and AP1 the Swedish National Pension ...

Acadian counts corp governance risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Jim Wylie, executive vice president, marketing at Acadian. This news comes after Acadian signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). More than 700 entities have signed the UN PRI and more than half the signatories are investment ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... ETS ironically comes at a time when the number of Australian institutional investors signing on to the United Nations principles for responsible investment or UN PRI continues to grow. Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan Governance Research and ...

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... successful candidate will report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and is a founding member of the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and a part ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... core values of integrity, teamwork and innovation. "As the first Australian fund manager to sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), we believe that ESG issues are fundamental in making more informed long-term investment ...

Vanguard outlines responsible investment stance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... manager cannot comply with any responsible investment principles despite not being a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). "It's is a commonly held misconception. We're not a UN PRI signatory but we do believe ...

Wave of signatories could weaken PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The head of a top investment firm warned that the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) is in danger of losing its potency as more finance firms sign up for the wrong reasons. Speaking at the Responsible Investor conference in ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... (AVCAL) Responsible Investment Steering Committee. The committee has recommended their members sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and a number of private equity managers are already have including Ironbridge Capital ...

SelectingSuper unveils 2009 top super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... Gibbs, former chief executive of ARIA and member of the steering committee that helped developed the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, won the Industry Service Award for his contribution to the superannuation industry throughout his ...

Perpetual signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Perpetual Investments joins the raft of major fund managers that have signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). As a signatory, Perpetual Investments must formally incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...