ESG

Frank Klein discusses the continued relevance of climate change issues in investing

Mercer has launched a service to help trustees and other institutional investors meet their stewardship requirements.

NEST has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing in a bid to boost long term investing and good corporate governance.

Opportunities are opening up for institutional investors looking to invest in green bonds as a new certification scheme is due to launch next month, and State Street brings a new green bond fund to market today.

Andrew Short looks at the issues involved in ESG investing

This month the panellists discuss the quality and quantity of stock we can expect banks to bring to market, yield compression in secondary properties, REITs, and the progression of ESG policies

Pension funds will find it hard to maintain healthy financial returns if faced with accelerating climate change and ecosystem collapse, a report published today finds.

Kent County Council has come under fire from campaign groups for investing £24m of its pension fund portfolio in tobacco companies.

US - The Investment Committee of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is to hold a workshop to examine how best to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the pension fund's investment process.

Trustee engagement on ESG issues in emerging markets could lead to a spike in governance standards over developed economies, a sustainable investment group says.