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  • ESG is intrinsic to fiduciary duty, says coalition

    30 June 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and The Generation Foundation have released a statement calling on investors to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as part of their fiduciary duty.

  • EF BRIEFS: ESG disclosure, 1366, SolarCity, Ecofys and Generation Foundation

    01 March 2016

    Nasdaq's Nordic and Baltic exchanges have committed to step up requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure

  • PRI, Generation, UNEP FI launch initiative to tackle 'outdated perceptions' on ESG and fiduciary duty

    18 February 2016

    A global programme has been launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to push investors to consider sustainability as part of their fiduciary duty.

  • FSB reveals big hitters behind new climate change task force

    22 January 2016

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named the members of its new climate change working group.

  • More than $5bn committed to Divest Invest

    03 July 2015

    More than $5 billion has been committed to a campaign to divest from fossil fuel companies and invest the freed up capital in the low-carbon economy.

  • Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation

    20 May 2015

    The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.

  • Sustainability delivers decade of success for Generation

    30 December 2014

    Integrating sustainability into investment decisions can give a boost to returns, David Blood, of Generation Investment Management, tells Graham Cooper

  • MSCI adds to low-carbon indexes after just a week

    23 September 2014

    MSCI has added more indexes to the Low Carbon series it launched last week – this time enabling investors to invest across the whole universe.

  • Carbon risks to investors similar to sub-prime mortgages - Al Gore

    30 October 2013

    Investors face a similar risk from carbon-intensive assets as they did from sub-prime mortgages, Al Gore, former US vice president and co-founder of Generation Investment Management, suggested today.