SIF News
March/April 2008
FFS (Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile) – Italy
Promoting SRI funds
FFS and the Italian Banking Association held a meeting on February 14th with Italian SRI asset managers and distributors to discuss an action plan to promote a greater market penetration of SRI funds. The dialogue has highlighted some weaknesses in the production as well as in the sell process. Further actions, ranging from information to training, are being developed.
Towards a Social Stock Exchange
FFS has supported the think-tank Avanzi and the grassroots Terre di Mezzo in the organisation of a workshop on an alternative capital market for social enterprises. The meeting, held on March 19 2008, hosted Mark Campanale, director of UKSIF and promoter of the London Stock Exchange.
http://www.finanzasostenibile.it/
FIR (Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable) – France
French SIF organises Access to medicine workshop in Paris
Based on the Oxfam report: "Investing for Life: Meeting poor people's needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices” a breakfast meeting with companies and investors will take place on the morning of Friday 16th May in Paris. CA Cheuvreux is hosting the event, which is supported by Eurosif. Eurosif and FIR Member affiliates will receive invitations shortly.
For more information contact sergio.gurevich@frenchsif.org
Responsible Investment Association Australasia – Australia
RIAA International Responsible Investment Conference 2008
This is the region's premier conference for responsible investors, held only once every two years. It will allow you to capture the latest strategies, research and ideas on responsible investment, gain access to opportunities to grow your business, as well meet leading players in the industry from Australia, Asia, the USA, UK and Europe.
US Social Investment Forum - United States
Trends report released
Spurred by such factors as rising institutional investor interest, growing demand for climate-related renewable energy alternatives, concerns about the Sudan humanitarian crisis, and the emergence of new products, socially responsible investing (SRI) in the United States is now growing at a much faster pace than the broader universe of all investment assets under professional management, according to the new edition of the Report on Socially Responsible Investing Trends in the United States published by thenonprofit Social Investment Forum (SIF). The report found that, from 2005 to 2007, SRI assets increased more than 18 percent while all investment assets under management edged up by less than 3 percent.
http://www.socialinvest.org/news/releases/pressrelease.cfm?id=108
UKSIF (UK Social Investment Forum) - United Kingdom
First ever National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW): May 18 – 24, 2008
NEIW is organised by the UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF), with support from gold sponsors Henderson Global Investors and Norwich Union and silver sponsor Friends Provident. It marks the first time that the financial services industry has worked with others under the UKSIF umbrella to encourage consumer awareness of green and ethical investment choices.
