The environment, intergenerational equity & long-term investment

Thesis

This thesis brings together two responses to the question ‘how can the law extend the timeframe for environmentally relevant decision-making?’ The first response is drawn from the context of institutional investment, and addresses the timeframe and breadth of environmental considerations in pension fund investment decision-making. The second response is related to the context of public environmental decision-making by legislators, the judiciary, and administrators. Three themes underlie an...

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Authors: Molinari, C; Claire Molinari

• Publication date: 2011
• DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0631-x
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: pension fund governance; Fiduciary obligation; fiduciary duty; global financial crisis; sustainable investment; trustee; investment beliefs; responsible investment; pension fund; Murray Darling River Basin; essentially contested concept; intergenerational equity; institutional investor; investment strategy; socially responsible investment; institutional investment; climate change; SRI
• Subjects: Pensions; Equity and the law of trusts; Public international law; Finance; Socio-legal studies; Environment; Public policy; Retirement; Environmental change; Law; Organisational behaviour; Intergenerational relationships; Governance and ethics; Geography