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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 ...

PRI toolkit hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
EIRIS and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are launching a toolkit to help signatories implement the first three principles around integration, engagement and disclosure. The EIRIS PRI Toolkit includes three tools named EIRisk, Global ...

EAI merges with PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are joining forces to create a $15 trillion asset under management investment research firm. Both EAI and PRI initiatives aim to achieve better long-term investment ...

First State Super joins UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... representing more than $15.4 billion in funds under management, signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The super fund joins other New South Wales government affiliated fund, Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) ...

Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... information." This is despite Australian entities which have already signed the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment already amounting to $740 billion, according to research from. "We are seeing the evidence [for sustainable investing] ...

UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) initiative has taken another step to bridge the gap between research and integration by creating a global network of PRI experts. The PRI Academic Network was launched at the European ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
A Eurosif report on asset managers and self managed asset owners found the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) market across 13 European countries represents more than $4 trillion. Eurosif, the European equivalent of the Responsible Investment ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... remain disciplined in our decision making," said Orr. In other news, the Guardians of NZS confirmed that its responsible investment activities are on track and meeting their specific objectives. "Engaging with companies on problem issues, in concert ...

Green advice is not a stretch: Brisbane

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Becoming a responsible investment financial adviser doesn't require significant changes to the business and shouldn't adversely affect client portfolios, according to Michelle Brisbane, Ethical Investment Services representative. Brisbane said existing ...

Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... governance (ESG) issues into investment processes remains the biggest hurdle for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors sustainability senior research ...