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  • Ontario issues biggest ever Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    27 January 2017

    The Government of Ontario has issued a C$800 million ($610 million) green bond, the largest ever Canadian dollar-denominated issue.

  • Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report

    26 January 2017

    There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.

  • Former PRI executive director joins UBS

    09 January 2017

    Swiss bank UBS has recruited the founder and former head of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), James Gifford, as senior impact investing strategist.

  • Shareholders criticise BlackRock's environmental voting [Updated]

    28 November 2016

    BlackRock has been criticised by shareholders for failing to back climate change resolutions despite publicly calling for investors to take action on the issue.

  • People moves - PRI, PiP, TerraForm Power

    25 November 2016

    US-listed yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has appointed three new independent director members to its board.

  • EU workplace pensions required to consider ESG in 'landmark' vote

    25 November 2016

    EU workplace pensions will be required to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in their practices in "a landmark moment for responsible investment in Europe."

  • People Moves - Kommuninvest, PRI, GIB, Bluesource, South Pole, Impax

    18 November 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has appointed senior investor relations manager Bjorn Bergstrand as its head of sustainability.

  • PRI appoints its first ever COO

    08 November 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has appointed Peter de Graaf as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly created position in the organisation.

  • PRI issues guide for asset owners on embedding ESG in investment policies

    01 November 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a guide for asset owners on how to best embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment policies.

  • ESG criteria helps asset managers preserve fees, says Moody's

    12 October 2016

    Growing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies is allowing active asset managers preserve fees at a time where they have come under increasing pressure from passive investment strategies, according to a report.