 Bringing the Universal Owner Rationale to Life – All you Need is Water.
8 September, 2008 UNEP FI's Water & Finance Workstream is currently undertaking a project to explore how the universal ownership hypothesis might be applied to the issue of water in a portfolio management context.
An upcoming workshop in London, hosted by UNEP FI Signatory Insight Investment on 08 September, will inform the production of a subsequent report by soliciting ideas, comments and suggestions from asset owners, asset managers, consultants, brokers and water specialists.
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Bankable Water Sustainable - Sustainable Water Bankable ?
20 August, 2008 ‘Water is a human right and not a business’. ‘Water is a strategic investment area and a product to pay for.’
Through co-convening a high level side-event at World Water Week the World Bank’s Water & Sanitation Program and UNEP FI’s Water & Finance Workstream will display that these two usually diametrically opposed ideological approaches can be mutually supportive in achieving satisfactory results: socially, environmentally, financially. Just how?
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Responsible property investment: Ten strategies for increasing the environmental and financial performance of your property portfolios
31 July, 2008 This new report of the UNEP FI Property Working Group aims to help those making investment decisions on existing commercial real estate portfolios to understand how environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues impact upon the current value and prospective investment performance of the assets they own and manage. The report presents 10 strategies for responsible property investment, each demonstrated by a collection of case studies that explain the financial and environmental value of responsible property investment. The report is now available in its full version, complementing the summary CEO Briefing, which the group launched earlier this year.
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UNEP FI and WBCSD address the ESG inefficiency of Capital Markets in Emerging Economies – Part 1: South East Asia
31 July, 2008 Are capital market makers still not convinced of the financial relevance of corporate sustainability issues or do they simply lack the information and instruments needed to truly act ESG inclusively? Is the sustainability-related information delivered to the capital markets appropriate and provided in the right format?
After three Workshops in traditional financial centres (UK, Switzerland, US), UNEP FI's Asset Managment Working Group (AMWG) together with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) now bring these questions to the quickly emerging markets of South East Asia and invite regional investment firms to come to Kuala Lumpur and participate in this newly initiated global dialogue with multinational 'investee' companies.
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The UNEP FI Human Rights Work Stream publishes a CEO Briefing on Human Rights
23 June, 2008 The UNEP FI Human Rights Work Stream published a CEO Briefing on Human Rights, providing an introduction to the business and human rights debate and sketching out some of the key human rights challenges presently faced by the finance sector. The Briefing discusses some of the key questions faced by companies such as the applicability of international human rights law to companies in the finance sector, the specific human rights expectations of companies in the finance sector, the business case for action and the limits to responsibility. In addition, the Briefing presents a practical management framework for companies in the finance sector seeking to more effectively manage the human rights issues to which they are exposed.
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The UNEP FI Property Working Group and PRI publish "Building Responsible Property Portfolios"
17 June, 2008 The new report is a review of current responsible property investing practices developed jointly by the UNEP FI Property Working Group and the Principles for Responsible Investment. The report provides guidance on how the Principles for Responsible Investment can be applied to property assets by highlighting international best practice examples of leading UNEP FI and PRI signatories.
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Changing Landscapes: Towards a sustainable economy in Asia
14 May, 2008 Dialogue on sustainable finance, responsible investment and corporate citizenship - today and tomorrow
17-18 June 2008 | Seoul, Republic of Korea
This special event is jointly hosted by the Principles for Responsible Investment, UNEP Finance Initiative and UN Global Compact, the United Nations' three leading sustainability-driven public private partnerships. The conference will offer a unique platform for dialogue between financiers, investors and businesses on the latest issues in the field of sustainable finance, responsible investment and corporate citizenship at special joint afternoon sessions and an exclusive Gala dinner on 17 June. We expect over 600 participants from South Korea and abroad to attend, including leaders in the field of business, politics, academia and civil society. The special joint breakout sessions held between the organisations will examine in greater detail environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors across the business activities of financial institutions, institutional investors and corporations.
UNEP FI, in association with our partner in Korea, Eco-Frontier, will be hosting the 'UNEP FI Conference on Sustainable Finance' during the morning of the 17 June and all day on the 18 June. This event will run in parallel with PRI and the UN Global Compact's own events. The UNEP FI event will be examining the latest trends and issues in sustainable finance and responsible investment. For more information please visit the event page.
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