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RI Briefing, February 22: Global Investor Survey on Climate Change
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
European SRI funds slow down sales slide, green funds continue to lose assets: RI Lipper stats
Asset flows for December 2011.
Environment, February 21: Hudson Clean Energy Partners in China waste-to-energy move
RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing news
Study looks at pay, headcount and gender balance at SRI firms
Survey from recruitment firm
South Korea’s National Pension Service to increase SRI to almost $10bn by 2016
World’s fourth largest pension scheme leads country’s ESG push.
Investor support grows for CDP-backed corporate ‘Carbon Action’ initiative
$10trn of assets now back call for energy cost cutting
RI People & Appointments, February 20: SNS names Active Ownership Specialist
ESG movers and shakers
Private equity giant Carlyle working with Dutch pension funds on ESG
Firm reveals “working partnerships” with funds
RI Governance, February 16: Co-operative AM presents case study of Murdoch engagement
RI’s regular round-up of governance news
Giant LA fund wants UN PRI signatory for emerging markets mandate
Fund managers should consider becoming a signatory or incorporating principles
UK CEOs paid ‘excessive’ short and long-term bonuses compared to European peers: report
UK corporate chiefs 7 out of 10 best-paid in Europe in 2011
RI Briefing, February 15: Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance: first year case studies
RI’s regular roundup of ESG news.
NEI Investments divests financial conglomerate over climate change risks
Shareholder exits owner of Canada Life and Putnam Investments
Global investors push SEC on “unfinished business” of proxy access and credit ratings agencies
Letter calls for regulator to “complete” investor protection work.
Investors and companies concerned over “quiet tyranny” of proxy firms: UK governance regulator
Financial Reporting Council notes strong concerns in report.
Environment, February 14: Pension–backed low carbon VC fund to liquidate portfolio
Key news in environmental investing
California may force companies to disclose political contributions
Proposed legislation before California State Senate
Investors to write to ECB chief Mario Draghi on carbon risk of indexed assets
European Systemic Risk Board urged to carry out an assessment on regulatory bind.
Institutional Shareholder Services employee suspended in kickback probe
ISS says it is taking the matter “extremely seriously”
Mercer to launch ESG-screened version of global asset manager database
Clients will be able to screen GIMD for ESG