News
We have recently published a summary of the major issues that are being addressed through Responsible Investment at the moment: Climate Change, the Arms Trade and the Pensions Bill (click on each for more information). You can also read our round up of the last year.
FairPensions and CAFOD launch Unearth Justice 2008
FairPensions has launched a new campaign with CAFOD, the Catholic development agency, to tackle abuses in the mining industry through investor power. Read the press release announcing the initiative here.
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FairPensions welcomes Catherine Howarth as our new CEO
Catherine Howarth, presently Director of West London Citizens, is to become the Chief Executive of FairPensions, the campaign for Responsible Investment. She will take up the role on 28th July.
Catherine's previous role at London Citizens included a high-profile campaign for a London Living Wage, which successfully influenced a broad cross-section of stakeholders, including companies, investors, public bodies and politicians. Catherine is also a pension fund trustee and a former Senior Researcher (on poverty and social exclusion) at the New Policy Institute.
Mercer expands Responsible Investment team with six hires
Mercer has created the largest dedicated responsible investment consultancy team, following the appointment of six sustainability specialists. The analysts, who will join the company's advisory teams across the globe, have been recruited to cope with a growing demand from pension funds seeking advice on sustainability issues (Pensions Week 14/1/08).
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Survey of pension fund environmental and social policies reveals the transparent, the unaccountable, and some avoidable financial risks
A report by FairPensions has found that although leading pension funds now recognise the financial benefits of managing potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their portfolios, pension funds of many well-known companies still appear to be neglecting issues such as climate change and human rights.
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Founder Alex van der Velden interviewed for BloombergTV.
Founder Alex van der Velden on BloombergTV
Click here to see a second video of founder Alex van der Velden, interviewed for the Responsible Investor website.
FairPensions' survey unveils truth - and risks - behind fund managers' "corporate responsibility" policies
The Fund Manager Responsibility Survey by FairPensions reveals that 75% of the top 20 fund managers do not disclose responsible investor policies that address environmental and social issues, such as climate change and human rights, as well as corporate governance matters.
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Joint campaign by Oxfam and FairPensions forces Novartis to drop challenge to Indian patent law
A campaign by Oxfam, with help from FairPensions, has helped to secure the availability of affordable generic medicines for millions of people in developing countries.
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FairPensions seeks new Chair of Trustees
Stephen Hine, founding Chairman of FairPensions' Board of Directors will soon be stepping down after three years of dedicated service. We are seeking to recruit a new Chair of Trustees who has the vision and enthusiasm to lead the organisation through the next exciting phase of our development.
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Pension Fund Transparency under FairPensions' spotlight again
For the second year running, FairPensions is conducting a survey of transparency and engagement among the UK's Top 20 Pension Funds. This year's survey places particular emphasis on engagement on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
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Taking Responsible Investment onto the world stage
This year has seen some astonishing successes for FairPensions. Two years ago we were a tiny organisation which faced an uphill struggle to even meet with representatives from large UK pension funds. Now FairPensions' opinion is being sought at international conferences, and we have influenced investors worth £820 billion. FairPensions' Executive Director, Alex van der Velden, has already spoken at the Ethical Corporation Sustainable Finance Summit in London and the European Investment Round Table in Salzburg.
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Welcome Howard Baker, Director of Investor Engagement
October brings expansion to FairPensions Management Team as Howard Baker joins us as Director of Investment Engagement.