NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathwaysBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013 2:06PMNon-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are developing ways to work with NGOs, communicate their ESG actions to members and integrate feedback from members and stakeholders, but their actions are tempered by legal considerations to what superannuation can and cannot do. Related News |
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