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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Socially responsible investment assets grew more than 18 percent between 2005 and 2007, compared to a 3 percent growth rate for all investment assets during the same period, according to a new report. The newest edition of the Report on […]
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Latest figures released today by EIRIS, the London based non-profit sustainable investment specialists, show that as at 31st December 2007 there was £8.9 billion invested in Britains green and ethical retail funds (i.e. those funds open to the general public). […]
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The International Association of Microfinance Investors, the global organization dedicated exclusively to addressing the needs of commercially oriented microfinance investors, this week announced its launch and founding board of directors. The organizations creation was conceived by a group of leading […]
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Socially responsible investment (SRI) and ethical funds are often failing to invest in companies that tackle climate change, according to a report by Holden & Partners. The independent financial advisor (IFA) assessed the top 10 holdings of all the SRI, […]
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New research shows that individual investors think the environment is hot, with solar energy an important investment opportunity. Investing in the environment is rich soil to till, reports a survey released by Allianz Global Investors. Almost half of those surveyed […]
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FTSE Group, the global index company, today launches the FTSE ET50 Index, made up of the largest fifty pure play environmental technology companies by market capitalisation worldwide, with an investable market cap of USD161,216m. The constituents are taken from a […]
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Responsible Investors regular ranking of Europes largest and best selling SRI, renewable and social funds. AGF, the French funds subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors, is managing Europes largest pure SRI classified fund, AGF Valeurs Durables, with assets of just over […]
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Today, the financial watchdog Netwerk Vlaanderen NGO (B) launches the report Bank Secrets. The dossier details the investments by 121 financial groups in companies violating fundamental human rights. The investors channel money to 13 companies selling weapons to dictators, denying […]
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DUTCH-BASED sustainability bank Triodos, which invests in projects offering social and environmental value, is targeting Australia as its next big market. Peter Blom, chairman and chief executive of the executive board of Triodos, and Bas Ruter, managing director of its […]
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