One in five professionally managed dollars in the US is now invested with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in mind, according to the latest data...
WHEB Asset Management is pleased to announce that it has achieved the highest possible scores in the UN backed Principles for Responsible Investment’s (UNPRI) annual assessment...
On 15th September Moneyfacts announced that EdenTree Investment Management has won their Ethical Investment Provider Award for a seventh consecutive year. EdenTree stated: “We are particularly...
London is currently playing host to PRI in Person 2015, bringing together over 800 decision makers from more than 25 countries and giving them the tools to embed...
Six Danish pension funds have decided to leave the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative because of concerns over the governance of the organisation....
James Gifford, the founding executive director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), is stepping down from his role in November, it has been announced. The...
The United Nations was born out of the ruins of the second world war. It replaced the ill-fated League of Nations, which had failed to prevent...
UNPRI is a set of six aspirational and voluntary principles, which we have explored over the last nine days. As more and more asset owners and...
The sixth principle states that signatories will “each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.” While principle three dealt with disclosure concerning companies...
The fifth principle states that signatories will “work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.” In any emerging trend, it is often beneficial that...
The fourth principle states that signatories will “promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.” At time of publishing the following UK asset...
The third principle states that signatories will “seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.” “Sunlight (as well as being an...
The second principle states that signatories will “be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.” In the beginning, owner-managers ran their...
The first principle states that signatories “will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.” The first challenge with any responsible investment, whether as a...
Yesterday we introduced the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment. In today’s article, we look at the opening clause. The opening clause of UNPRI states that, “As...