As the largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in the world, the Norwegian SWF’s efforts to move in a more sustainable direction are often followed by other institutional investors. This chapter examines how the Norwegian SWF (officially, the Government Pension Fund – Global, or GPFG) has...

By participating in global investment markets, the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund (formally the Government Pension Fund – Global (GPFG)), through its Council on Ethics encourages companies in its investment portfolio to align their corporate behavior with the GPFG's Ethics Guidelines, which...

The International Law Association's Committee on the Legal Principles Relating to Climate Change was established in 2008. The Committee has Professor Shinya Murase, Sophia University, as its Chair, Professor Lavanya Rajamani, Centre for Policy Research, as its Rapporteur, and over 30 of the...

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global (GPFG), a sovereign wealth fund (SWF), was set up in 1990 to ensure that the country’s oil wealth can benefit all generations of Norwegians. This long term goal is to be reached in accordance with sustainable development principles, taking into...

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Government Pension Fund - Global (GPFG), formally established in 1990, is the largest in Europe and second largest in the world, now valued at over $500 billion. It was created to support the long-term management of petroleum revenues and to facilitate...