Archive

  • RobecoSAM & S&P's 'smart ESG' index outperforms in inaugural year

    24 April 2017

    A global index based on RobecoSAM's 'smart' environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has outperformed its benchmark in its first year.

  • UK tops European asset managers on RI, says ShareAction

    12 March 2017

    UK asset managers are doing more to meet responsible investment (RI) performance targets then their European counterparts, according to a report by NGO ShareAction.

  • People moves: NN IP, NextEnergy, CDM, Ethos

    24 February 2017

    NN Investment Partners (IP) has recruited Adrie Heinsbroek to lead its newly created responsible investment team. Faryda Lindeman and Johan van der Lugt have also joined the team.

  • Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings

    24 January 2017

    Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.

  • FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates

    24 January 2017

    French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.

  • People moves – Pioneer, IETA, European Climate Foundation, RobecoSAM

    06 January 2017

    Sustainable investment manager RobecoSAM has named Marius Dorfmeister to the newly created position of global head of clients.

  • People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem

    02 December 2016

    RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.

  • Baldinger leaves RobecoSAM to become UBS sustainability head

    08 July 2016

    Michael Baldinger is to step down as CEO of RobecoSAM, and will lead UBS's efforts to become a "leader" in the sustainable asset management space.

  • Investors call for more detailed sustainability reporting

    09 May 2016

    Investors want companies to produce more detailed reporting on sustainability issues and more explanation of how the issues affect corporate strategy and their assessment of risks and opportunities.

  • People Moves

    27 April 2016

    The latest peoples moves, including changes at Pegasus Capital, TerraForm Power, LSE, Calvert and RobecoSAM