ESG

Research

A framework for ESG considerations in portfolio design

The inherent breadth and ambiguity of environmental, social and governance issues has resulted in the integration of ESG considerations into portfolio design remaining largely a philosophical push, without clarity on the direct and indirect impacts on shareholder value. In this working paper, AQR Capital Management’s Jeff Dunn, outlines a simple framework for considering the impact […]

STAFF WRITERJuly 28, 2009

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Crisis fails to derail support for ESG

A new report commissioned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has found environmental, social and governance investment criteria in emerging markets are being embraced by most of the asset management community despite the economic crisis.

STAFF WRITERJuly 14, 2009

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ESG progress for large funds: USS

The £23 billion ($37.7 billion) Universities Superannuation Scheme is the UK’s second largest pension fund and a signatory to the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment. Kristen Paech talks to the fund’s co-head of responsible investment, David Russell, about the role institutional investors are playing in effecting environmental, social and governance change.

STAFF WRITERJune 23, 2009

Sustainability

South African investors embrace ESG

A group of South African investors, led by the country’s largest pension fund, the R711.15 billion (US$89 billion) Government Employees Pension Fund, have launched an investor network as part of their commitment to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). Amanda White examines the ambitions of the network in changing the investment landscape in […]

Amanda WhiteJune 3, 2009

Research

ESG in emerging markets comes of age

Gaining Ground is a report by Mercer, in conjunction with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, examining the integration of environmental, social and governance factors into investment processes in emerging markets. It includes the first ever rating on ESG practices in China, India, South Korea and Brazil.

STAFF WRITERApril 8, 2009