Minerva Foods: Best ESG Processing Plant Investment Partners Latin America 2017

One of Brazil’s leading meatpackers, Minerva Foods is an early adapter of corporate sustainability principles and leveraged their power to drive the company’s expansion. Minerva Foods currently operates 26 processing plants in Brazil (11), Paraguay (6), Argentina (5), Uruguay (3),

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Kandeo Fund: Best ESG Private Equity Team Latin America 2017

As a group, investment managers are particularly fond of buzzwords and novel trends that promise to combine high alpha, low beta, and – perhaps most important of all – a beneficial impact on people and the environment. These days, any

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Elisa: Best Digital Corporate Responsibility Finland 2017

It has been selected as one of the best places to work in Finland and in October made the Climate A list of companies that excel in environmental impact reporting. Elisa is one of Finland’s oldest, and most recognised, telecoms.

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Catoca: Best ESG Mining Operations Angola 2017

Angolan diamond miner Catoca, the largest contributor to the country’s exchequer, last year pulled around eight million carats from its concession in the Lunda-Sul Province which sit squarely atop an exceptionally rich kimberlite pipe reaching a depth of over 600

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The Simpsons: Most Societal Impact Television Series Global 2017

Simpsonology – the study of life in Springfield – has turned into a serious academic pursuit. Already the longest-running cartoon series in television history with 29 seasons and 627 episodes, The Simpsons depicts not just contemporary life but dissects the

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Sapphire Wind Power: Best ESG Power Producer Pakistan 2017

Completing all its projects on-time and on-budget, Sapphire Wind Power has taken the lead in the currently unfolding transformation of the energy market. The Pakistan company adheres to a business model that allows for the creation of tangible value. Its

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EMK Capital: Best ESG-Responsible Investment Team UK 2017

A veritable repository of investment and corporate management expertise, UK-based EMK Capital uses the power of ESG standards and responsible investment principles to reinvigorate businesses, ensuring optimum returns. The approach enables EMK Capital to minimise the risks that usually result

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ENGIE Energía Perú: Best ESG Power Provider Peru

In Peru, ENGIE is one of the country’s principal power generators with an installed capacity exceeding 2,500MW. The company operates five thermoelectric plants and two hydroelectric facilities. Since it started operations in Peru in 1997, ENGIE Energía Perú has demonstrated

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Caisse de Refinancement de l’Habitat (CRH): Best Social Impact Finance France 2017

Set up in 1985 to refinance mortgages issued by commercial banks, the Caisse de Refinancement de l’Habitat (CRH) has become one of the largest issuers of bonds in Europe. CRH is wholly-owned by its participating banks and is charged with

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fair-finance: Most Socially-Responsible Pension Fund Central Europe 2017

Austria’s provident funds – “Vorsorgekassen” – are quickly becoming institutional investors of note. The funds, legislated into existence in 2003, manage the mandatory employer contributions towards their workers’ severance pay packages. As contributions accumulate over time, the Vorsorgekassen have become

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