A bear in Paris
A bear found itself detached from its pole, it drifted on its frail iceberg, without food, to end up beached on the banks of Paris. So yes, today, the bear is a fake. But tomorrow maybe not. This situation is not irreversible. By choosing Sustainable and Responsible Investment you can make the difference !
6 topics that matters for SRI
Human Rights
Responsible investors make sure that companies respect human rights, that they do not use any form of modern slavery or child labor, and that they mind local populations, especially when it comes to their supply chain.
Biodiversity
Préserver la biodiversité est aujourd’hui un enjeu clé. Today, Today, protect biodiversity is a key issue. Use of chemicals, land preservation, soil, air and water pollutions, are major topics that responsible investors scrutinize with commitment.
Climate
Responsible investors scrutinize their investments’ carbon footprint and they finance solutions that help energy transition in order to fight against the emergency of climate change and foster the transition toward a low carbon economy.
Executive
compensation
In order ensure and maintain social cohesion and company performances, the responsible investors make sure that executive compensations are established in a transparent and coherent manner.
Gender
Equality
Gender equality and more broadly equality, is fundamental to responsible investors; equal pay, governance equality and diversity all contribute to the company’s durability.
Employment
Responsible investors focus particularly on job creation, quality of social dialogue, training or workplace wellness.
WHAT
IS SRI?
Sustainable and Responsible Investment -SRI- is an investment that reconciles financial performance with social and environmental impact by financing companies and public entities that contribute to sustainable development. By influencing the governance and behaviour of stakeholders, SRI promotes a responsible economy. SRI is found in life insurance, employee savings plans, real estate, and equity savings plans.
WHY DEMAND
SRI?
Because we can’t keep burning resources, polluting, neglecting those who participate in the value and wealth creation.
Because finance is a powerful and vital lever to lift the economy.
Because SRI imposes change in the economical players’ practices towards a more sustainable economy.
Because SRI products can be found by every bank insurance’s networks and in employee saving plans but it is still rarely or never offered.
HOW TO CHOOSE
AN SRI FUND?
There are labels that garanty the quality of investment processes. They can help you too choose the fund according to your expectations.
I WANT TO GET
INVOLVED
The responsible finance week is a good opportunity to discover every type of responsible investment : crowdfunding , with social impact, solidarity-based finance, Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) etc.
Consult your financial advisor