FIS MIT 2017
Where future leaders will focus
The investment industry will need a new kind of leader with a new set of skills to serve the interests of younger generations and create value for society as a whole.
Amanda WhiteOctober 4, 2017
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FIS MIT 2017
ESG industry needs better social skills
Human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy says ESG frameworks are not providing investors with enough reliable data about human rights and other social issues to allow accurate assessment of risks.
Amanda WhiteOctober 4, 2017
FIS MIT 2017
Asset owners must flex muscle: panel
Representatives from CalPERS and Cbus Super joined academics in challenging large investors to do more for sustainable finance and outlining some practical ways to achieve this goal.
Amanda WhiteOctober 3, 2017
PRI in Person
GPIF, AP2 go granular on ESG integration
GPIF’s Hiro Mizuno and AP2’s Eva Halvarsson stressed the importance of combating short-termism at every level of the investment chain and throughout the organisation, to forge sustainability.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2017
PRI in Person
The value of corporate engagement
Positive corporate engagements increase return on investment but also help improve communication, learning and organisational politics, two studies the PRI commissioned have found.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2017
PRI in Person
PRI signatories challenged to act now
Mission 2020 convenor Christiana Figueres challenged PRI signatories to invest 1 per cent of assets in clean technology and renewable energy by 2020, saying the world is nearly out of time.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2017