UN PRI publishes series of briefs on responsible investment
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) has published five environmental, social and governance (ESG) briefing notes aimed…
Category Archives: Institutional Investors
The steady rise of ESG investment in emerging markets
Recently we wrote here about a number of reviews, reports and studies that highlight the growing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in…
The great communication gap between CSR and investment communities
Effective communication about their sustainability strategy and practices is one of the focus advisory areas of PGS Advisors with its…
CaLPERS doubling down on ESG engagement
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, with over US$250 billion assets under management the largest state pension fund in the…
UN PRI publishes reports on integration of ESG factors into equity valuation
Last week the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) released two reports, investigating how investors are integrating environmental, social…
Global Sustainable Investment Review 2012 finds ESG investing dominated by Europe
The newly formed Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, consisting of a number of regional sustainable investment associations, published its first Global…
Moscow Stock Exchange to Launch Corporate Governance Segment in Q3 of 2013
This has developed over the course of 2012, but we have not had the opportunity to cover it. The Moscow…
More Survey data on Relevance of ESG
And even more survey data on the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors for investment decisions: SustainAbility,…
Companies’ ESG Performance of Growing Importance to Investors
Aviva Investors published a survey of global equity and fixed income managers with combined assets under management of circa US$…