Invitation RICA Conference, July 2nd 2012 Zurich We are pleased to invite you to the Responsible Investment Corporate Access Conference organised at Convention Point of the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich on July 2nd 2012. This conference presents profitable business cases related to energy efficiency improvements. A unique occasion for interested (IR) managers of listed companies, investors and …
SRI+20: CANADIAN RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
SRI+20 CANADIAN RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE The Future of Investing June 18-20, 2012 Montreal
Financial Statesmanship for a New Economy
Financial Statesmanship for a New Economy by John Fullerton Reactions to departing Goldman derivatives salesman Greg Smith’s “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs,” which appeared as an op-ed in the NY Times last week, have ranged from the hyperbolic — Robert Reich’s “If you took the greed out of Wall …
CSR Asia Weekly: China’s Turn/CSR PR in Thailand/Citizen Science/Sharing Offices
HIGHLIGHT Two upcoming workshops in Hong Kong: i) Community Investment Workshop; ii) CSR Guide for SMEs Workshop i) The Community Investment workshop will focus on skills-based volunteering and include speakers from corporates and NGOs to demonstrate the business and community case for skills-based volunteering. ii) The CSR Guide for SMEs …
Aviva SRI cull ‘part of wider fund management trend’
Aviva SRI cull ‘part of wider fund management trend’ The announcement yesterday by insurer Aviva that it is to close its sustainable and responsible investment equities desk is part of a wider realignment of the fund management industry, and does not reflect on the health of the SRI market, according …
Emerging Markets ESG publishes extensive database of ESG practitioners
Emerging Markets ESG publishes extensive database of ESG practitioners On Friday, December 30, 2011 Emerging Markets ESG published an updated Database of Contacts in the Field of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). To download the database, please visit the Research of Emerging Markets ESG. The Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program …
Responsible investment: Uncomfortable truths highlighted by Henderson
Responsible investment: Uncomfortable truths highlighted by Henderson Posted by Rory Sullivan on Jan 10, 2012 The closure of Henderson Global Investors SRI research team raises questions about investment incentives and motives In a recent article for Ethical Corporation, Mike Tyrrell set what he saw as the challenges for the socially …
RI-TV Special: “The honeymoon is over,” says Wolfgang Engshuber, Chair, UN PRI
November 24th, 2011 RI-TV Alert: In the second RI-TV free-to-air interview special recorded at ESG Europe 2011, Wolfgang Engshuber, Chair of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) summarizes the development of the organisation over the last six years saying: “The honeymoon is over” and describes its desired …
ASrIA Briefing: The Future of Sustainable Finance – A PRI Perspective
Mark the date – 24 November, 2011 (Thursday) for a special event. We are very excited to have Dr Wolfgang Engshuber, Chairman of Principles for Responsible Investment Advisory Council (PRIAC) with us at our upcoming ASrIA Briefing event this month. ASrIA in conjunction with PRI invites you to a discussion …
The Evolution of Sustainability Metrics
The Evolution of Sustainability Metrics by Carol Singer Neuvelt October 27, 2011—The world of sustainability performance analytics is exploding at a breakneck speed. What once was a niche field for socially responsible investment has transformed into a vast marketplace of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices, ratings firms and mass-market …