Else Bos, CEO PGGM Investments: “It’s very important in times like these to make the decision whether you put your time and effort in the urgent or in the important. And I think responsible investment is important.”
Donald MacDonald, Chair of the PRI Initiative: “People have now come to understand that the so called extra financial issues, actually do have a serious impact on long term investments.”
Gavin Power, Deputy Director UN Global Compact: “The objectives of business and finance are now meshing with those of the UN and international community. This has led to a number of public private partnerships like the PRI.”
James Gifford, Executive Director PRI Initiative: “The core philosophy behind responsible investment as defined by the PRI, are those activities that will add value for the shareholders through building better companies over the long term.”
Marcel Jeucken, Head of Responsible Investment PGGM Investments: “In the end we will not talk about responsible investments anymore, but we simply talk about investments.”