Environmentally Responsible Investment in South Africa
The state of play: a survey of responsible investor opinions and practices
The Environmental Policy Research Unit’s new report “Environmentally Responsible Investing (ERI) in South Africa: The state of play, a survey of responsible investor opinions and practices” presents data on current ERI practices, obstacles and enablers that the respondents identified in integrating environmental considerations in the SA investment industry. The report is based on desk top and field research conducted in South Africa from March to December 2009. 22 of the 34 investment organisations targeted (asset managers, pension funds and service providers) were interviewed. The survey sample consist in majority of asset managers, pension funds and service providers that are signatories of the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) an initiative of United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI). The survey reached 60% of the 20 largest asset management companies in SA.
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- ERI Report 8.8 MB
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- south africa
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- Report
Reference
Giamporcaro,S, 2010,"Environmentally Responsible Investment, the state of play. A survey of responsible investor practices and opinions", EPRU Research Report March 2010.Publications
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