Latest Special Reports – Page 114
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Platform aims to link big business with SRI
The people behind a new research platform, the European Centre for Corporate Engagement (ECCE), want the SRI community to benefit from closer involvement with large financial institutions. ECCE claims to be different from SRI research bodies already in existence due to its connections with big financial institutions, and the quantitative ...
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Steering a careful path between DB and DC
In his new book Keith Ambachtsheer advocates a pensions revolution based on sustainability and transparency, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Italian reforms pave the way for SRI
Although the country is more or less in line with other European countries when it comes to SRI assets under management and around 20 SRI funds, in relative terms these assets present less than 1% of total assets under management, according to Davide dal Maso, head of Avanzi SRI’s research ...
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Reversing the blame culture
To turn the built environment green the property industry needs to learn how to work together, Liz Peace argues
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Building a green consensus
CalPERS pushed it with the weight of cash; regulators in the US and EU are now backing green building. But will nation states – and developers – go for it? Shayla Walmsley investigates
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Grasp the nettle
INREV sees a boost to the market coming from dynamic corporate governance. Managers must now make a leap of faith. Steve Hays reports
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Why PGGM puts ESG centre stage
Responsible investment is a necessity rather than a luxury and should play a central part in a pension fund’s social responsibility says Marcel Jeucken, head of responsible investment at Dutch pension fund PGGM
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Environment set to become a key factor
Sustainability will become a hot issue for investors like ABP in the coming years, write Roderick Munsters and Ronald Wuijster setting out the fund’s new investment strategy
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Tapping into the Green agenda
Real estate investors need to keep abreast of sustainability issues if they want to add value while protecting existing assets, Scott Muldavin argues
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Microfinance enters the mainstream
Over the years, microfinance has emerged as a profitable business opportunity and a way to build local economies. When Dutch pension giant ABP, the scheme for civil servants, placed €5m in the Dexia Micro-Credit fund last year it was a sign of growing interest in this type of investment among ...
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Investing in Africa
Despite growing interest for emerging markets, pension funds are still hesitant about them. Peter Hinton, managing director of Enterprise Banking Group in Botswana, says that funds were not yet heavily investing in African emerging markets due to the problem of finding the right investment vehicles or entities for their investment ...
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Skilled delegates the way to ensure democracy
Paid pension fund staff clearly need thorough training in the business area relevant to their role. But the decision-making process at a fund involves many others. In Denmark, more pension funds are taking a serious look at the skills of their delegates elected by members, says Claus Skadhauge, head of ...
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Money with a conscience
Robert Rubenstein finds bodies with a social mission reluctant to commit their endowments to social investments
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Towards a better understanding
Yasuteru Aizawa of the CSR lobby group IPERI describes his aspirations changing attitudes towards the environment in the boardrooms of across Japan
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What the smart CEO needs to know
CEOs and other corporate leaders often lack direct knowledge and experience in managing social responsibility challenges. How can they maintain their focus on value creation while minimising the potential disruptions to their business from these increasingly powerful external forces? There are five essential issues that CEOs should focus on to ...
