Financial Arguments for SRI

The Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change

This report published in October 2006 highlights climate change as the biggest market failure ever...

October 2006 | Read more »


Who Cares Wins, UN Global Compact

This report from a joint initiative of financial institutions recommends that financial actors should include ESG issues in their investment decisions, and deals with transparency and disclosure on ESG issues...

2004 | Read more »


Corporate Governance and Equity Prices

This study conducted by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research showed that the stock return of companies with the strongest shareholder rights outperformed that of companies with weaker rights...

2001 | Read more »


The Eco-Efficiency Premium Puzzle

This academic article provides an introduction to the concept of “eco-efficiency", and suggests that SRI can lead to substantial incremental benefits...

2005 | Read more »


Pension Fund Investments: Potentially material SEE risks by industry sector

These notes provide information on SEE risks by industry sector for pension fund trustees...

Sept 2003 - Oct 2005 | Read more »


Doing Well While Doing Good? The investment performance of socially responsible mutual funds

This seminal study concluded that socially responsible mutual funds and conventional funds show comparable performance...

1993 | Read more »