23/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Committee on Workers' Capital (CWC) and the Euresa Institute signed, on 17 January in Brussels, a memorandum of understanding formalising the cooperation of the last few years between the international and European labour movements and Euresa, the European network of social economy insurance companies (cooperative, mutual and non-profit insurance companies), a joint press release announces. This agreement reflects the common will - as unions engaged in pension or savings fund management or as cooperative, mutual and non-profit insurance companies or asset managers - to actively promote practices respectful of environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) in the companies in which they hold shares. For more information: pgrillo@etuc.org (G.B.)