Shell and Statoil next to face climate votes at AGM
Shell and Statoil will become the latest fossil fuel companies to address mounting shareholder concerns about climate change when they hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) next week.
Eurosif proposes sustainability as 6th pillar of EU Capital Markets Union
Sustainability should be added to the proposed principals behind the EU's Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative.
ERAFP awards €2.5bn SRI bond mandates
French public service pension scheme ERAFP has awarded €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) socially responsible investment (SRI) credit bond mandates to three asset managers.
Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports
ESG approach is compatible with smart beta strategies, says fund manager
Investors can incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within a 'smart beta' strategy without incurring lower returns, says AXA Investment Managers.
AXA IM to update its ESG framework for sovereign debt
AXA Investment Managers is to update its environmental, social and governance sovereign debt scoring framework.
Rating agencies are 'not adequately taking ESG into account'
Credit rating agencies are currently failing to adequately take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a conference heard, with some market participants rating their performance as just three out of 10.