In this issue: Launch of European ESG Engagement Report - Call for Action: 2014 European SRI Market Study Sponsorship - JURI's Draft Report on the EC's Non-financial and Diversity Disclosure Proposal

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27 September 2013, Brussels – During its first European SRI Symposium on 24 September 2013 in Brussels, Eurosif unveiled its latest report entitled “Shareholder Stewardship: European ESG Engagement Practices 2013". The report demonstrates that investor dialogue with companies regarding material environmental, social and/or governance (ESG) issues has the potential to deliver value by generating profits, reducing risks and negative ESG externalities, encouraging better business practices, changing ethical behaviour and improving reputations.

Download the full report and the press release here.

Proposed framework offers a strong basis for a combined approach to corporate reporting as one of the levers to embed sustainability in corporate strategy & management practices.

July 9, 2013, Brussels, Belgium: 

Eurosif has been a longstanding advocate of non-financial disclosure and reporting. In its response to the European Commission consultation on non-financial reporting in January 2011, Eurosif has been already supportive of the concept of integrated reporting.

Learn more and download response here.

Eurosif and ACCA conducted a survey of investors, analysts and other stakeholders to gather the views and opinions of the investment community on their use of ESG information and the proposed reporting regime. The key findings of the survey are presented in this report.

Download and share the full report here.

”Non-financial information disclosure: towards a more sustainable and comparable corporate reporting regime?”

The high-level multi-stakeholder roundtable co-hosted by MEPs Richard Howitt and Raffaele Baldassarre, took place on the 4th June 2013 at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Download the Press Release here. 

Eurosif strongly supports European Commission legislative proposal COM(2013)207, both in terms of disclosure of non-financial information and of diversity policy.

While the text can be improved in certain areas, the proposal serves as a major advancement for Europe and for the community of investors incorporating non-financial (Environmental, Social and Governance) matters in their investment decisions by making more relevant information available from a larger number of companies.

Download Position Paper here

Issue seventeen of Eurosif's EU Insider is now available to Member Affiliates here. The EU Insider is a comprehensive digest of Eurosif's contributions to recent and current EU initiatives and consultations relating to the promotion of sustainability in financial markets. 

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18 February 2013, Brussels - Eurosif and the national SIFs launch a new, more user-friendly version of the European SRI Transparency Code reflecting recent market developments and further responding to the success of the Code.

More information here.