All socially responsible investment (SRI) articles
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NewsING pension fund’s ESG support claim is misleading, say members
While the pension fund’s board claims broad support for ESG investing among members, only 38% is prepared to accept lower returns in exchange for more sustainable investments
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NewsFrance strengthens SRI fund label to ‘give investors more confidence’
The label can now only be secured by funds that have no exposure to companies developing new fossil fuel assets
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Special ReportIs sustainable finance working?
Sustainability is now a top consideration for investors, but there is little evidence it is leading to a more sustainable economy
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Country ReportEthos makes active use of voting rights
Ethos CEO Vincent Kaufmann speaks to Luigi Serenelli about the Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development, which is composed of 252 pension funds and public utility foundations. Ethos was founded in 1997 and aims to promote socially responsible investment by its active participation in company AGMs
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NewsUK roundup: ITB Pension Funds complete £290m buy-in with Just Group
Plus: Aon publishes DB funding report; TPT enhances responsible investment choices for DC members
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NewsFrench regulator questions managers’ approach to ESG data providers
Plus: New biodiversity credits initiative between UK and France
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NewsSpanish insurer MAPFRE adds SRI approach to all asset managers’ strategies
“The idea is to grow distribution capacity in France and to increase our SRI capabilities,” says MAPFRE’s chief economist for investments
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NewsERAFP awards €1.2bn in SRI credit bond mandates
The scheme has awarded the active mandates to AXA Investment Managers and FundLogic
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Impact investing – socially responsible investing reimagined
Investment in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has more than doubled over the last two years. Yet impact investing has aroused skepticism.
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UK Charity Commission consults on SRI guidance
‘We do not think charities need to sacrifice returns to adopt a best practice responsible investment approach,’ says Cazenove’s co-head of charities
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Oxford Uni adds van Steenis to investment team, partners with BlackRock
OUem selected BlackRock to create the bespoke equity index fund following the firm’s commitment to make sustainability its standard for investing
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NewsUK’s NEST commits to ‘ambitious’ diversity and inclusion plan
The scheme wants at least three out of seven of its executive team to be women, and 50% of its leadership to be women, by 2025
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NewsEthos starts ESG fund with Clartan Associés
The strategy will deploy capital into small and mid-cap companies in Europe
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ESG roundup: New tailings management standard to improve mining safety
Plus: Scottish Widows £2bn investment in climate transition fund; Companies operating in Gulf nations urged to protect workers from debt, slavery
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Denmark’s PFA says sustainable investment does not harm returns
MSCI’s Europe ESG Leaders outperformed in COVID-19 crisis, says chief strategist
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France's ERAFP introduces climate divestment criteria
€33bn pension fund to shed two holdings by the end of the year, two more being looked at
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Schroders to buy majority stake in impact investor BlueOrchard
Deal underscores growing mainstream investor interest in impact investing, as distinct from ‘exclusionary and inclusionary SRI and ESG integration’
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France’s Agirc-Arrco cuts deficit, adopts SRI charter
The reported deficit in the newly merged schemes fell from €2.9bn to €1.6bn ahead of a targeted return to financial equilibrium in 2020
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The European asset owners aiming to make an ‘impact’
Various investors are prepping or considering impact-oriented investments
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NewsKLP removes Chevron from blacklist after 13-year ban
Coal, tobacco companies added to banned stock list for Norwegian municipal pension provider
