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UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... 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 and social concerns. In addition, the ...

Time to go green: Tyndall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... research for Tyndall's intrinsic values equities team. A direct result of this transaction is the implementation of the UN PRI across all company valuation processes within Tyndall. "It'll enable us to evaluate businesses thoroughly and efficiently," ...

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 ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... those that have integrated ESG into mainstream investment processes and also the number of Australian signatories to the UN PRI which is now 68, up from 36 in 2007," she said.

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... 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. "Aviva Investors will include a clause on responsible ...

AusSuper appoints Comms GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... 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 responsible investment strategy "to an ...

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
... practices, allowing firms to identify good and bad performers and enable them to meet principle three obligations. The number of UN PRI signatories grew 65 per cent since the beginning of the year. The principles represent more than $15 trillion in assets ...

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) ...

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 ...