Chapter 7 Web links

Socially responsible investment

www.ceres.org

The website of Ceres, the national network of investors, environmental organizations, and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change.

www.eurosif.org

The website of Eurosif, which contains information about SRI.

www.fairpensions.org.uk

The website of FairPensions, which campaigns for major institutional investors to adopt responsible investment. This site is for archive purposes. FairPensions is now known as ShareAction (see below).

www.forumethibel.org

The website of Ethibel, an independent consultancy agency for SRI.

www.ftse.com/Indices/FTSE4Good_Index_Series/index.jsp

The website of the FTSE4Good index provides information about the composition of the index and related material.

www.globalreporting.org

The website of the Global Reporting Initiative, which has details of the GRI Guidelines and Reporting Framework.

www.hermes-investment.com

The Hermes website contains information related to various corporate governance issues.

www.iccr.org

The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) website details its activities in the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

www.ilo.org

The website of the International Labour Organization has details of international labour standards.

www.marshall.edu/revleonsullivan/principles.htm

This website details the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility.

www.oecd.org

The website of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which has details of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and other developments.

www.shareaction.org

The website of ShareAction which is a charity that promotes Responsible

Investment and gives savers a voice in the investment system. Formerly FairPensions (see above).

www.sustainability-index.com

The website of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices provides information about the indexes, which track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.

www.unglobalcompact.org

The website of the UN Global Compact, a strategic policy initiative

for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anticorruption.

www.unpri.org

The website for the UN Principles of Responsible Investment.

www.vigeo-eiris.com

The website of Vigeo-EIRIS has information on various aspects of responsible investment.

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