Philippe Dutertre, chairman of AGICAM, Group AG2R LA MONDIALE, has won the Gold Award for Pension Fund Personality of the Year at the annual IPE Awards event.
Philippe Dutertre, chairman of AGICAM, Group AG2R LA MONDIALE, won the Gold Award for Pension Fund Personality of the Year for his contributions to the development of socially responsible investment in Europe. La Mondiale is a founder member of AEGON Global Pensions.
Philippe Dutertre: 'Development of SRI is linked to the commitment of asset owners, asset managers and, more widely, all other stakeholders. SRI’s primary risk lies in making overly hasty decisions. At AG2R LA MONDIALE, our approach is based on a method so that SRI is implemented in a sound manner, step by step, strategy by strategy and territory by territory. But not everyone operates like we do. Being 100% committed to SRI takes more than a “green” dash of eco-consciousness in a marketing strategy. It takes a sound method to constructively participate in discussions on SRI performance. That is how we will convince further investors to think and to live responsibly, whether they are shareholders or lenders.'
About the IPE European Pension Fund Awards
The IPE European Pension Fund Awards were created to recognise and celebrate the hard work of those running the pension funds, setting benchmarks for others to follow. The European Pension Funds Awards consist of a seminar followed by a gala dinner during which the Awards are presented. The 2011 edition was held in Brussels on 17 November, 2011.
Please click here for the full list of winners for the IPE Awards 2011.