ESG Special Reports – Page 18
-
Special Report
Copenhagen – will it matter?
Conclusive climate change strategies probably won’t emerge in Copenhagen but investors must start planning for them as the clever money needs to think ahead, says Nina Röhrbein
-
Special Report
ESG concerns for cash funds
SRI money market funds might be growing in popularity, but levels of screening and transparency can leave a lot to be desired, find Dominique Blanc and Caroline Estimé
-
Special Report
An emerging prospect
Pension funds investing in microfinance should take a patient and responsible approach to their investments, says Ivo Knoepfel
-
Special Report
Asia’s green fields of promise
Stimulus packages are helping spur green investments in Asian companies, which already have many advantages over their Western counterparts, including good access to capital and cheaper labour costs, finds Nina Röhrbein
-
Special Report
Fundamental shift in ESG
Nina Röhrbein looks at how the ESG market in Switzerland is moving on from the ideological and political corner of SRI to the real performance of sustainability
-
Special Report
How do you integrate ESG in your portfolio?
Henrik Larsen CIO Sampension Denmark Danish common management company for three pension funds Invested assets: DKK125bn (€16.8bn) Participants/members: 289,000 Defined benefit Date established: 1945 Sampension’s environmental, social, governance (ESG) policy - which was implemented in 1999 - is a result of discussions within ...
-
Special Report
ESG as a legal obligation?
The UN’s Fiduciary II aims to take ESG integration to the next stage, while a shift in US policy is pushing demographic concerns up the agenda. Nina Röhrbein reports
-
Special Report
A climate of change driving SAA
A new research project by Mercer will look at the opportunities and risks inherent in climate change by region and asset class. Nina Röhrbein reports
-
Special Report
Seeing the wood for the trees
Timberland is growing in favour as distressed sales make the investment affordable. Nina Röhrbein discusses the sustainability aspects
-
Special Report
ESG alphabet soup
The plethora of ESG programmes and plans has resulted in a confusing alphabet soup. Nina Röhrbein sought industry views
-
Special ReportShining the light of transparency
Efforts are increasing to stamp out corruption and to restore confidence in global capital markets. Nina Röhrbein reports
-
Special Report
Microfinance reaches crossroads
Not yet significantly hit by the global financial crisis, there are signs that the microfinance sector may be about to enter a period of slower growth, finds Nina Röhrbein
-
Special ReportIssues around healthcare
Opinions differ on the reputational issues of companies in sectors like healthcare and mining. Nina Röhrbein asks if investors really need to abstain
-
Special ReportOutperformance claims in doubt
Recent research into the French SRI market finds no evidence of outperformance, says
-
Special ReportAfter the bubble bursts
Spain’s banks were hit by the collapse of the local property market. And they control the pension funds, notes George Coats
-
Special Report
A matter of survival
A deeper understanding of environmental, social and governance issues will allow you to make better-informed investment decisions
-
Special ReportBest practice lies in the balance
Gail Moss assesses the recommendations on best practice for pension funds by UK pension fund trustee Brian Holden who was commissioned to write a report on governance
-
Special ReportHow do you get your message across?
In these extra-turbulent times, we wanted to know how keen members were to remain abreast of their pensions and how schemes were adapting, if at all, their communications policies to ensure members understood the risks they are taking. We asked for your views.
-
Special Report
Diary of an Investor: Problems, problems, problems
Problems, Problems, Problems, and this time from the one area that we thought had been relatively immune from the financial chaos, namely custody. Let me be clear; our relationship with our custodian has been good. Their ability to provide standardised reporting and ancillary services is fine, and the matter-of-fact and ...
-
Special ReportYou’ve got mail
IPE asked pension funds in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands: ‘How are you communicating with your members?’
