Results for Sustainable Investment
Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good
November 01, 2005 The FTSE4Good and Dow Jones sustainability index reveal the companies who are performing well in areas of sustainable development and CSR Read more >
News round-up (Oct/Nov)
November 01, 2005 Which companies are in and which are out in the reviews of the two major international sustainability indices? Meanwhile research reveals that only 1 in 20 British adults invests in ethical funds, largely because of a lask of awareness and understanding. Read more >
IFC reviews safeguards
November 01, 2005 As the IFC publishes its performance standards for public review, the head of environmental and social development, Rachel Kyte, tells Oliver Wagg why they represent a vast improvement on the existing safeguard policies. Read more >
News round-up (Apr/May)
May 01, 2005 US companies are facing a record number of shareholder resoluntions on climate change whilst research reveals that responsible outperform less responsible companies by 4.8% over four years. Read more >
Socially responsible investment
May 01, 2005 The best established 'ethical' funds are based around London and New York. Indeed ethical investment started in the 1920s in Britain with the Methodist church avoiding so-called 'sin stocks' in alcohol and gambling. Read more >
Equator Principles vs UNEP Finance Initiative
March 01, 2005 Toby Kent of The Corporate Citizenship Company compares two sets of initiatives used by banks and other financial institutions to assess their social and environmental performance Read more >
Speaking Out: The Dissent Buck
March 01, 2005 Max Keiser, investment activist, believes conventional shareholder activism and SRI methodology are fundamentally flawed. He tells Briefing about his more radical approach. Read more >
Shareholder activism
March 01, 2005 Shareholder activism is a critical component of any responsible investment strategy. But many experts argue activism in its current form is mostly ineffective and does little to meet the needs of institutions, shareholders and owners of pension schemes. Read more >
News round-up (Feb/Mar 05)
March 01, 2005 Responsible investment would be difficult without a comprehensive set of surveys, guidelines and indices. Briefing highlights some of the recent publications and delves behind the headlines. Read more >