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Responsible Investment.
Title:
Responsible Investment.
Author:
Sullivan, Rory.
ISBN:
9781909493599
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (382 pages)
Contents:
Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part I: Introduction and background -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The scope for investor action on corporate social and environmental impacts* -- 3. A historical perspective on the growth of socially responsible investment -- Part II: Enhanced investment analysis and decision-making -- 4. Does a focus on social, ethical and environmental issues enhance investment performance? -- 5. Integrated investment analysis: investment implications of the reach regulation -- 6. Morley Fund Management's approach to investment integration -- 7. Integrating governance, social, ethical and environmental issues into the corporate bond investment process -- 8. HIV/AIDS economic implications for the southern african mining industry* -- 9. The Goldman Sachs Energy ESG Index integrating environmental, social and governance factors into energy industry analysis -- 10. Sustainable investment research innovest strategic value advisors -- 11. SAM's approach to measuring and valuing corporate sustainability performance -- 12. Communicating risks to pension fund trustees: The uksif sector notes project -- Part III: Shareholder activism -- 13. Shareholder activism on social, ethical and environmental issues: An introduction -- 14. Universities Superannuation Scheme: Implementing responsible investment -- 15. Henderson Global Investors: Engagement and activism -- 16. Insight's approach to activism on corporate responsibility issues -- 17. The role of activism in responsible investment: The ftse4good indices -- 18. Measuring the effectiveness of investor engagement: gsk and developing-country access to essential medicines* -- Part IV: Perspectives on responsible investment -- 19. The universal owner's role in sustainable economic development*.

20. Companies run in shareholders' long-term interests also serve society's long-term interests* -- 21. Why socially responsible investment requires more risk for companies rather than more engagement -- 22. SRI analysts: Is it time to bring them in from the cold? -- 23. Exerting influence: Engagement or best-in-class? -- 24. Engaging with investors: From values to value -- 25. Workers' capital: Promoting trade union concerns through investment -- 26. Pharma Futures: Investor analysis of the future of the pharmaceutical sector* -- 27. Evaluation and research of SRI managers -- 28. Why should investors care about responsible investment? -- 29. A critical perspective on activism: Views from a pension fund professional -- 30. Shaping the market: Investor engagement in public policy -- 31. Harnessing investors to support the implementation of health and safety public policy -- Part V: Discussion and conclusions -- 32. The practice of responsible investment -- 33. Looking forwards -- Appendix 1: Innovest Intangible Value Assessment: Aracruz Celulose -- Appendix 2: Just Pensions: Pharmaceutical Sector Note -- Abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
Explores the practicalities of implementing responsible investment strategies; the outcomes that have been achieved; the practical issues and barriers faced; and the challenges to be faced if responsible investment is to become a mainstream investment approach. This book is for those involved in the field of environmentally responsible investment.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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