The TBLI CONFERENCE(TM) brings together the world’s leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and investors, for the largest global networking and learning event on sustainable investment. The tenth annual TBLI CONFERENCE(TM) will be held in Amsterdam from November 13-14, 2008 at the NH […]
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The World Bank has issued its first bond where the proceeds will be directly invested in climate change-related projects. The bond is the first product of a wider Bank effort, in collaboration with large institutional investors, to direct large-scale institutional […]
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Latest research from global responsible investment specialist EIRIS reveals that 80% of the worlds largest companies listed on the FTSE All World Developed Index face significant and unmanaged environmental, social and governance risks.
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Thomson Reuters and UKSIF announced the results of the sixth annual Thomson Reuters Extel/UKSIF Socially Responsible Investing & Sustainability Survey. The results were announced this evening at an event held at St Brides Institute. The 2008 survey represents the views […]
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Two leading sustainability index providers the FTSE Group and KLD Indexes have entered into a strategic partnership which will include a rebranding exercise early next year. With the exception of the FTSE4Good index family, all the FTSE and […]
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As world markets stagger under a financial crisis, climbing energy costs and commodity shortages, one climate-friendly market appears on the rise: cleantech. A report released Thursday by accounting firm Ernst & Young says the global clean technology market is poised […]
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The European market for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) was worth 2.7 trillion ($3.7 trillion) in 2007, according to figures released yesterday by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). This is equivalent to 17.5% of the European asset management industry. […]
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Rich people increasingly want to invest their money without harming the environment, possibly heralding the mainstream take-up of such investment principles. Even those who aren’t actually doing it are talking about it, said Matt Christensen, executive director of the European […]
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For more than 20 years, the use of environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) has gained traction among socially responsible investors, but multiple hurdles have kept this movement from fully entering the mainstream. Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announces a […]
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Stichting Pensioenfonds Hoogovens, the 5.19bn scheme of Corus Netherlands, is set to implement a new socially responsible investment (SRI) policy for its investments. The pension fund says in its annual report for 2007 that its management council has reviewed the […]
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Intertek, the leading global provider of certification, Corporate Social Responsibility, quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries, today announced that OpenSRI has launched the first collaborative web platform on Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) and […]
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Report on Swedish mutual fund market suggests norms-based screening can add returns, however. Research comparing the performance of SRI and standard mutual funds in Sweden has found that SRI underperforms, with only 13% of funds beating market returns over a […]
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