PRI in Person 2017

Europe in quest for sustainability

There is momentum on the continent towards a sustainable financial system but a short-term economy persists. Stakeholders think the classic metrics of success may need to change.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 26, 2017

Asset owners embrace ESG

Leading asset owners have integrated ESG into their investment policies and processes in order to harness the opportunities of global systemic drivers, a panel of investors told PRI in Person.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 26, 2017

Fund managers make mock pitches

Three managers presented their wares in mock mandate pitches at the PRI in Person, meant to show how leading asset owners assess their managers’ investment practices and integration of ESG.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 26, 2017

Guide to persuading trustees to join the ESG journey: CalSTRS and BT Pension Fund explain all

For many asset owners, persuading their trustees to adopt an ESG strategy can be a challenge. The ESG strategy of one of the UK’s biggest pension funds, the $65 billion BT Pension Scheme, became more serious with the realisation that the scheme’s sponsors and beneficiaries were more interested in the area, said Daniel Ingram, head of […]

Sarah RundellSeptember 16, 2015

PRI in Person

CalPERS pushes for carbon disclosure to boost returns

Mapping a company’s carbon footprint, or the emissions it produces, is an important and growing part of portfolio analysis at CalPERS says Anne Simpson, senior portfolio manager and director of global governance at the $307 billion fund speaking at PRI in Person 2015, the annual conference for the UN-supported international network of investors working to […]

Sarah RundellSeptember 11, 2015

PRI in Person

Culture is key in the ESG journey

Renosi Mokate, board member at Africa’s largest pension fund South Africa’s Government Employee Pension Fund, GEPF, believes that one reason the R1 trillion ($107 billion) fund so comfortably embraces ESG principles stems from South Africa’s own turbulent history. “Our investment policy has been influenced by our history,” she says, speaking at PRI in Person 2015, the annual […]

Sarah RundellSeptember 11, 2015

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Sustainability

Europe in quest for sustainability

Sustainability

Asset owners embrace ESG

PRI in Person

Fund managers make mock pitches

Sustainability

Guide to persuading trustees to join the ESG journey: CalSTRS and BT Pension Fund explain all

PRI in Person

CalPERS pushes for carbon disclosure to boost returns

PRI in Person

Culture is key in the ESG journey

California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

ABP/APG Asset Management

California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)

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