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Sustainable Investment organisations launch global trends report 04.04.12
Sustainable investment membership organisations in major markets have agreed to join forces to create a trailblazing report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. For more than a decade, these regional bodies have produced research reports, generally on a biennial schedule, on the trends in sustainable and responsible investing within their own markets. The release of this harmonized global “Trends” report, the first ever, is scheduled for December 2012.
This is an important step in helping to identify and compare sustainable investment
industry developments across geographic boundaries. Specifically, the report will
analyze the prevalence of investment strategies that consider environmental, social and
corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment analysis and ownership activities.
The sustainable investment organisations, at the conclusion of their summit in London
last week, also agreed to launch a global website in the last quarter of 2012 and to
collaborate more closely on policy issues.
The organisations at the meeting included the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance
Association (UKSIF), US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, the
European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), the Canadian Social Investment
Organization (SIO), the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the
Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) and the Association
for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). Additionally, the Africa
Sustainable Investment Forum Project (AfricaSIF.org) provided the group with input
from the African region.
The sustainable investment organisations represent more than 1,000 members
including pension funds, asset managers, NGOs, banks, community development
organisations, research institutions and consulting firms, impact investors and financial
advisors.
The global sustainable investment Trends 2012 report will document the types of and engagement will be assessed across jurisdictions.
This original research will be a valuable resource to investors and policy makers and will
serve as the baseline for future research. Each participating organisation will be
responsible for collecting data in its home market.
Penny Shepherd MBE, UKSIF Chief Executive commented on the summit meeting:
“This partnership enables us to draw on international knowledge and expertise to
support our members to deliver leading edge sustainable investment services. UKSIF was
delighted to host this second annual summit which built on the success of last year’s
inaugural gathering in New York City.”
The global leadership meeting followed a two day symposium in London organised by
UKSIF, US SIF and Eurosif. The program included panels on shareholder engagement
and the economics of sustainable investment research, among other topics.
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