Is Responsible Investing a Must, or a Should? UNEP FI on Fiduciary Responsibility

By KLD_Blog on September 30, 2009 Comments Off on Is Responsible Investing a Must, or a Should? UNEP FI on Fiduciary Responsibility Achim Steiner, Alan Petrillo, asset owners, carbon emissions, disclosurer, Earth’s capital, economic models, environmental, ESG, fiduciary responsibilities, Fiduciary Responsibility, Freshfields report, governance, institutional investors, KLD, PRI, Principles for Responsible Investment, Quayle Watchman Consulting, regulatory frameworks, responsible investing, Robert Kropp, securities and trust law, social, Social Funds, transparency, UNEP FI, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

Institutional investors may have a fiduciary duty to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, according to a new study from the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). In reporting on “Fiduciary Responsibility,” Social Funds’ Robert Kropp expressed the uncertainty that still surrounds the question of ESG-related fiduciary responsibilities.