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HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... O'Sullivan's long tenure as a director of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), tireless promotion of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and active participation in the global P8 Group all left a profound ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Acadian "aims to be a leader in this field, having been the first quantitative manager to become a signatory of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)." "This year, we were pleased to receive an "A" from the UN PRI on our overarching ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... ensuring board members are fit and proper and that boards have an appropriate mix of skills and experience." The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment told the review it supports industry wide codes that embody the principles of ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Uyl, a trustee of ABP in The Netherlands. There are still two committee positions available. In a statement the United Nations-backed PRI said the committee will advise the firm on strategy and execution of its Asset Owner Insight work. Asset Owner Insight ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
HESTA chair Angela Emslie is now a board member of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after election results were released recently. Emslie has been appointed in one of two asset owner board positions, receiving 76 ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
The world's largest pension fund has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after a recent UN assembly meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan's Government Pension Investment ...

HESTA chair seeks PRI board position

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... government responses to climate change now actively include business representatives, such as at the upcoming Paris United Nations meeting in Paris in December this year, it's ironic that they still don't seem to quite understand the role institutional ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... investment returns. "Company engagement is central to our stewardship of the fund and our commitment to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. The NZ Super Fund has grown significantly in recent years and the additional resource and ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... issuers. In response to growing ESG concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories in the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative, BNY's Depositary Receipts arm will give clients access to Sustainalytics' ...