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Ethical finance: a new key issues guide by Eldis

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Responsible business approaches taking into account environmental and social impacts of financial decisions have become both widespread and more comprehensive over the past years. What has led to this shift, what substantial changes have been implemented so far, and what concerns remain? A new Eldis key issue page provides some background information on ethical finance, and suggests a number of useful further reading resources.

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Embedding ESG into mainstream finance, investment and capital markets.: ( A. Garfunkel, / Economics and Trade Branch, , 2007); This report traces the key developments that have accelerated the evaluation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues within mainstream finance, investment and the capital markets. Throug...
How transparent are the largest 20 UK pension funds?: ( FairPensions , 2007); There is, this report argues, increasing UK public interest in the accountability of investors. The 20 occupational pension funds examined in this report are of particular public interest because they...
Environmental, social and governance factors in responsible investment performance.: ( United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative , 2007); This report features a diverse set of academic and broker studies that analyse responsible investment performance at both the company/stock and fund/portfolio level, including thematic studies which b...
Does the international investment law regime help embed values and practices that support human rights policies?: ( H. Mann / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2008); This paper responds to the need to identify and understand the linkages between international investment agreements (IIAs) and the debate on business and human rights. It provides a broad-based review...
Are the leading banks doing enough to combat climate change?: ( D.G. Cogan / Ceres , 2008); This report analyses the corporate governance and strategic approaches of 40 of the world’s largest banks to the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change. It is designed as a benc...
Who is invetsing in of uranium weapons?: ( D. Heller;I. Louwagie;W. van den Panhuyzen / BankTrack , 2007); Despite the fact that weapons containing depleted uranium are not widely known, they have been produced and used on a massive scale. This report points out that the companies who produce these weapons...
What governments can do to increase transparency in the private financial sector: ( BankTrack , 2007); Private financial institutions, unlike state driven export credit agencies or international financial institutions, operate without the pretext of state obligations and are almost always present in al...
Water related risks: guidelines for lenders and investors: ( O. Jensen;C. Namazie / United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative , 2007); Water related risks (WWR) and water related opportunities are gaining importance as drivers of financial behaviour. This is the result of a number of factors, includingclimate change, the related rise...
How the South African investment community approaches responsible investment: ( United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative , 2007); How does the South African investment community integrate sustainable development and particularly environment, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment decision-making? This paper assesses...
The complex relationship between corporations and indigenous peoples: ( Ethical Investment Research and Information Service , 2007); This paper identifies the risks and opportunities faced by companies with regards to managing indigenous rights issues. It also looks at how companies can act on these opportunitites in t...