September 2, 2010:
ECG adopts the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. UN PRI is "an investor initiative in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact." The Principles provide a framework for investment professionals to give appropriate consideration to the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues that can affect the performance of their investment portfolios.

June 16, 2010:
The first P80 ("Pensions 80") event began in Seoul, Korea today for Asian regional pensions. ECG's founder Bryan Martel, who initiated the formation of the P8 and P80 attended and worked to promote a public-private partnership for climate investments. Korea's National Pension Service graciously hosted the event with the University of Cambridge's Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

May, 2010:
The Prairie Trust of London, England again recognized ECG's work with the University of Cambridge's Programme for Sustainability Leadership in promoting sustainability amongst pensions and sovereign funds. They honored ECG with another generous grant to support their pro-bono work in this area.

February, 2010:
The Prairie Trust of London, England recognized the philanthropic efforts of ECG Founder Bryan Martel in addressing climate change. This year they are generously supporting Bryan's travels for the expansion of the P8 to the P80, and for the creation of a "clean" fund that will be the first public-private partnership of its kind. Bryan will work closely with the University of Cambridge's Programme for Sustainability Leadership, the pensions who are members of the P8 ("Pensions 8"), the Asian Development Bank, the UK's Department for International Development, the World Bank's International Finance Corporation and various U.S. Government agencies in the development of this fund.

February 16, 2010:
CalPERS released their AIM Clean Energy & Technology Program 2008 Environmental Measurement Results Report to the public today and discussed it at their investment committee meeting. While the program is still young, the environmental benefits generated by CalPERS' portfolio companies are already achieving significant success. Results include the reduction of 2.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions - this is equivalent to the annual CO₂ emissions of approximately 125,000 people in the U.S. This report also unveils ECG's new CLEAN framework for catalyzing the environmental impacts of clean technology investments. Download the report in Adobe PDF format.

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