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Article

10 Mar 2008

Author:
Simon Bowers, Guardian [UK]

Norway's pension fund publishes vote data, revealing stand on ethical issues

Controversial boardroom pay, global warming, labour standards and freedom of access to the internet are among a host of issues on which Norway's £220bn state-owned investment fund [The Norwegian Government Pension Fund, run by Norges Bank Investment Management] exerted its investor influence around the world last year, detailed voting data has revealed..[refers to its positions on shareholder resolutions brought to ExxonMobil, Ford, Google, McDonald's. Also refers to BAE Systems, blacklisted by the Fund].