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Russell 1000 asked to adopt ESG practices

01 June 2011

Call for Russell 1000 companies to operate with a clear view of all their risks and costs

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More than two dozen major institutional investors, collectively managing $1 trillion in assets, called on the Russell 1000 companies to adopt ESG risks (environmental, social and governance) in both ‘their actions and required investor disclosures’.

“Environmental and social sustainability issues can no longer be considered off-balance sheet issues,”...