MRI/Social Investments
A university based in the Mid-Atlantic region agreed to significantly reduce its investments with fossil fuel companies within its endowment last week.
Wellington Management has hired two senior investors for its private market sustainable investing team, the firm announced.
Pathstone has agreed to acquire Cornerstone Capital Group, the firms announced.
A coalition of Canadian university endowments and pension plans has announced a new initiative to engage corporations on climate change to reduce climate-related risks in their investment portfolios.
A Mid-Atlantic university committee has released a report on fossil fuel divestment.
Institutions should take a fresh look at financial and investment strategies to address challenges to their business models and maintain optimal asset allocations to meet a 7.5% historical return target, particularly in the face of a long-term era of muted returns, according to a recent study.
A university on the West Coast’s investment committee approved measures to halt new investments in fossil fuels and divest from its existing fossil fuel investments over the next several years earlier this month
Institutional investors around the world are increasingly evaluating managers’ ESG integration in terms of demonstrable outcomes and want firms to show results of their ESG-integrated strategies, according to a recent survey.
A university in New England has updated its investment policy to prohibit direct investments in coal and tar sands companies and launched an impact investment initiative.
