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Microfinance gains momentum
Micro finance is coming of age and with its success comes important lessons. Consumer goods companies are making their products more accessible by the potential three billion who survive on under two dollars a day. However, as micro-finance has found, stripping costs from the distribution process is the key..
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News round-up (Oct/Nov)
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.
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News round-up (Dec/Jan)
Research shows that only half of independent financial advisors ask their clients about "ethical concerns". Meanwhile European financial institutions have been accused of benefitting from corruption and profiting from poverty.
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News round-up (Feb/Mar
05)
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.
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Corporate governance
Does better governance lead to more successful companies? To answer that question, best to wait five years to see if companies included in the new FTSE good governance index outperform the rest of the market.
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Socially responsible
investment
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.
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News round-up (Apr/May)
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.
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Dow Jones Sustainability
and FTSE4Good
The FTSE4Good and Dow Jones sustainability index reveal the companies who are performing well in areas of sustainable development and
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Into Africa
There are many compelling reasons for doing business in Africa, but there are many factors for companies to consider if they, and Africa citizens, are to derive maximum benefit.
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Never the twain should
meet?
Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility experts rarely have occasion to speak with one another. But the time is nigh for the two to talk, argues Rob Lake, and where better to start than inviting CSR specialists into the boardroom.
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Mark Eckstein:
facilitating corporate citizenship
The International Finance Corporation is at the forefront of efforts to support responsible business practices in emerging markets. The Equator Principles, launched in June, prove the world's commercial financiers are also beginning to see value in responsible lending to the private sector.
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