Sustainability
Hong Kong’s corporate governance waning
Why the Asian Corporate Governance Association wants more ESG from HKex.
Bilal KhanAugust 30, 2019
Investor Profile
Danish fund cuts managers for better ESG
The €9.5 billion DanishPædagogernes Pension, PBU, is in the process of consolidating the number of managers in its listed equity portfolio. The decision at the fund - which has around 10 large, focused equity mandates - is linked to an ambition to reduce the number of companies in the portfolio in the belief that fewer companies in the 42 per cent actively-managed equity allocation allows greater ESG oversight.
Sarah RundellAugust 12, 2019
Sustainability
Holding consultants to account on ESG
Ensuring that investment consultants incorporate ESG factors into their core service provision is crucial for the next wave of responsible investment. The PRI has released a guide for asset owners or what to expect from consultants.
Nikolaj PedersenJuly 9, 2019
Sustainability
Improved disclosure on workforce data
The Workforce Disclosure Initiative, which now has 127 investor signatories with $14 trillion, is calling for better company disclosure on workforce data in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 8, which calls for decent work for all.
James ColdwellJuly 2, 2019
Industry events
Investors buoyed by ESG frameworks
The evolution of frameworks, and taxonomies, for investing in ESG has given investors confidence in investing in the decades to come, delegates at the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Compass conference heard.
Amanda WhiteJune 25, 2019
Industry events
Impact investing is solving un-met needs
Impact investors need to start with a problem they are trying to solve, not an opportunity set, according to Tim Crockford, head of impact investing at Hermes Investment Management.
Speaking at the RFK Human Rights Compass conference, he said impact investing is about finding the companies that are solving an un-met need through the products and services they are selling.
Amanda WhiteJune 25, 2019