Investor and Corporate Transparency

Background

Transparency plays a key role when it comes to accountability. This is true both for companies and investors. Socially Responsible Investors gain valuable information when companies are transparent about their social, environmental and/or ethical practices. In turn, interested individuals and actors gain by knowing precisely which investment policies are carried out by which institutional investors. Ultimately, transparency on these matters allows for the market forces to judge their quality and relevance. Eurosif believes that at the EU level, transparency will be one of the key areas of focus in the years to come.

Eurosif position

As a result, Eurosif is keen to see strong transparency standards enforced or encouraged. The current global financial crisis offers an historic opportunity to adopt policies encouraging longer-term thinking in financial markets. Eurosif recommends that the European Commission adopt two proposals to increase transparency from various segments in the financial chain that would foster a longer-term, more sustainable economy within the EU: Investor Transparency and Corporate Transparency.

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