Tag: responsible investing

Impact: It Doesn’t Matter How You Get Here, It’s What You Do Once You Arrive (Part 2)

Featured by Dave Rae, posted in Socially Responsible Investing

The impact investment market is undergoing rapid growth. In Australia in 2018, total assets under management using an impact and community investment strategy increased by 72.5% (Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2019 Australia - pdf). (If you missed Part 1 of this article - you can find it here)  There is notable and unsurprising interest from the … Continue reading Impact: It Doesn’t Matter How You Get Here, It’s What You Do Once You Arrive (Part 2)

Why Invest Responsibly?

Featured by Dave Rae, posted in Socially Responsible Investing

Responsible investment is a process that takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the investment process¹. The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) lists the following factors² behind the growing momentum in responsible investing: recognition in the financial community that ESG factors play a material role in determining risk and return; understanding that … Continue reading Why Invest Responsibly?