Les pionniers Les 'big caps' passés au crible Dialogue engagé Des résultats concrets Rendement financier

Sustainable asset class Alternative investments: private equity Sustainable asset management

The approach of Sarasin A persuasive investment concept: best in class combiend with best of class Consistent, succesful implementation  

Above and beyond exclusion and engagement SRI in investment decisions? Sustainability adds value to the mainstream How does extra-financial analysis differ from financial analysis? towards full integration of extra-financial issues Extra-financial analysis brings with it a significant amount of engagement  

Understanding the concept So what's next? Owning the agenda  

Environment and society, but at what cost? Perfect match: how sustainability fits in with individual company goals Catching teh long-term investor's eye, the sustainable way Are sustainable potfolios sub-optimal?

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The incapacity to finance sustainable development through philanthropic official assistance turned the Johannesburg Summit to business world and the financial industry. Pioneering financial institutions - including development banks and private banks - have developed a wide range of innovations that can support sustainable development. This article highlights a few innovative products and markets and focuses on the progress made by financial players on the level of standards, metrics and guidelines to improve sustainability management systems, reporting and accounting practices and the multi-stakeholder dynamic. The role of the socially responsible investing (SRI) community has been underexposed by the Summit. Through its voice and market success, SRI has moved from a green market niche to the mainstream, however not becoming mainstream. The invaluable levering effect of SRI has just been discovered by authorities and market regulators and is becoming instrumental. In order to show the business case of Corporate Social Responsibility and to prove the financial viability of the People, Planet, Prosperity investing approach, the SRI community should critically reflect on its own quality assurance systems, sound disclosure and verification practice