Opinion
Setting the sustainability agenda
Fiona Reynolds, managing director of PRI, on her view of COP22, what Trump means for sustainable investing, and the role of China in green finance.
Fiona ReynoldsNovember 30, 2016
Uncategorised posts
New investment culture embraces ESG
Investors are intentionally pursuing strategies that tie portfolio-level decision-making to systems level risks but they need more support in identifying opportunities for collective action.
Sarah RundellNovember 23, 2016
Investor Profile
Japan’s GPIF and the next 100 years
With a unique long-term horizon – 100 years – Japan’s GPIF takes a different view of investing but is pragmatic enough to see that not all investors need to behave the same way.
Amanda WhiteOctober 14, 2016
Investment Think Tanks
The road ahead for sustainability
David Blood, co-founder of Generation Investment Management with Al Gore, has outlined five priorities to focus the sustainable investment effort on over the next five years.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 14, 2016
Editorial
Finance industry resting on its laurels
The finance industry has relied on its low barriers to entry, high fees and complex language that has created enduring principal/agent problems that restrict transparency and accountability.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 2, 2016
Investor Profile
GPIF announces boosted stewardship role
A year on from signing the PRI, the world’s biggest pension fund will seek discussion with non-Japanese asset owners regarding advances in environmental, social and governance practices.
Sarah RundellAugust 10, 2016