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12 Feb 2010

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UN Principles for Responsible Investment

[PDF] Investors step up pressure on corporate responsibility reporting

A coalition of global investors from 13 countries, managing over US$2.1 trillion of assets, today added its voice to the increasing calls for better corporate reporting on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) activities. The international investor coalition is writing to 86 major companies urging them to honour the reporting requirements of the United Nations Global Compact. The investor coalition also praised 44 companies...for producing high‐quality sustainability reports deemed useful for investors. [full list of 44 “leaders”: AngloGold Ashanti Company, Assa Abloy, Autostrade per Italia, Banco Sabadell, Bayer, China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO), Coca-Cola Hellenic, Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Deutsche Post, Deutsche Telekom, Enagas, Endesa Chile, Geberit, Henkel AG & Co., Iberia, INA - Industrija Nafte d.d. Zagreb, Inditex, Intesa Sanpaolo, Kesko Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Mapfre, Mitsui & Co., Nedbank, Newmont Mining, Nikon Corporation, Osaka Gas Co., Pearson, Puma, Rio Tinto, Siemens, SK Telecom, Standard Chartered Bank, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Talisman Energy, Telefonica de Argentina, Telefónica, Dow Chemical, Trelleborg, UniCredit, Vaisala Oyj, Woongjin Coway Co., Yara International]