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NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... alternative energy investments, such as its stakes in US wind turbine maker Ogin. Mr Whineray said KKR is a signatory to United Nations-backed principles for responsible investment, and that the mandate gives the fund the ability to manage and measure ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... the ethical implications of their existing PE investment may be to engage with these PE firms, as proposed by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. This essentially involves subjecting PE investment to the same standards ...

LUCRF to assess climate change investment risks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... LUCRF can best act to protect its members and make a constructive contribution to the environment. "The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) instruct investors to take active ownership and to work together to collectively address ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Geoffrey Robertson put responsible, ethical investment at the heart of his address. Speaking about the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), Robertson said: "These are ideological megatrends uncharted by the CSIRO that may impact ...

Interviews start soon for new AIST CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... replace current chief Fiona Reynolds, who resigned to take up a new role as managing director of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). Reynolds will leave her role as head of the representative body for not-for-profit superannuation ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
... not-for-profit Australian pension funds, IFM invests on behalf of institutional investors. It is committed to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment and has been a signatory since 2008.

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is a global investor initiative in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact. Reynolds will take up her appointment with PRI ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... This is because the links are difficult to implement and that the government would prefer to follow the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment which are based on active governance and shareholder engagement principles rather than negative ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... cognisance form part of their investment mandate," said Solaris ESG analyst Lisa Domagala. Solaris, a United Nations Principles of Responsible Investments (UN PRI) signatory, said superannuation funds need to concentrate on Macro-level ESG principles ...

CFSGAM boosts responsible investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... years, and are currently placed in the top quartile among global investment managers in five of the six United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment," Lazberger said. "These appointments reflect our commitment to responsible asset management ...