Asia Pacific

Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) - Asia
www.asria.org
ASrIA is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA's members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organisation which has an interest in sustainable investment. ASrIA's goal is to build market capacity for SRI. We provide insightful, up to date and accessible information on the development of SRI in Asia and globally. We have also become the platform for different sectors within the community to exchange information and perspectives on SRI, and to take practice forward.

Korea Sustainability Investing Forum (KoSIF) - Korea
www.kosif.org
KoSIF was established to promote Sustainable & Responsible Investment (SRI) in Korea. KoSIF has 15 corporate members, including asset management companies with SRI funds and several sustainability consultancies, and 40 individual members who are interested in sustainable investment practices. KoSIF’s mission is the encouragement of sustainability values among the investment community and beyond. A particular focus of KoSIF’s work is SRI and long-term investment, as well as awareness raising activities.

Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) - Australia
http://responsibleinvestment.org
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is the peak industry body for professionals working in responsible investment in Australia and New Zealand. Almost every financial adviser, fund manager and consultant working in responsible investment is a member of RIAA together with many other professionals who work towards similar goals.

Responsible Investment Research Association (RIRA) - India
http://ri-research.org/
RIRA is a not-for-profit initiative to play an active role in:
Facilitating the dialogue between the communities- Regulators, Investment Managers and Academics to take the Responsible Investment integration to next level of ownership and main-streaming. Educating private and institutional investors as well as the companies through workshops, conferences and focus groups, on the opportunities in the area of responsible investment. Contributing to the contemporary research and writing on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) factors. Building greater synergies by way of collaboration with other regional or international initiatives.

Social Investment Forum Japan (SIF-Japan) - Japan
http://www.sifjapan.org
Social Investment Forum Japan (SIF-Japan) was established in early 2001 to promote SRI in Japan. SIF-Japan is now a Not-for-Profit Organization(NPO）.

Europe

European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) - Europe
www.eurosif.org
Eurosif (the European Sustainable Investment Forum) is a pan-European network and think-tank whose mission is to Develop Sustainability through European Financial Markets. Current Member Affiliates of Eurosif include institutional investors, financial service providers, academic institutes, research associations, trade unions and NGO's. The association is a not-for-profit entity that represents assets totalling over €1 trillion through its affiliate membership.

Belgian Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment Forum (BELSIF) - Belgium
www.belsif.be
BELSIF, 'Belgian Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment Forum' is a not-for-profit organization whose aim is to stimulate, promote and support all types of sustainable and socially responsible investments (SRI). BELSIF wishes to support and promote actively the implementation of SRI to public and private financial investors. BELSIF considers its main goal to be the promotion of knowledge about SRI in Belgium through the organization of lectures, research and publications.

Denmark Sustainable Investment Forum (DanSIF) - Denmark
www.dansif.d
Dansif is an impartial forum for players with a substantial interest in socially responsible investment (SRI). The objective is to spread and interchange experiences among the members of the Society as well as to facilitate a diversified debate on SRI. Dansif is open for institutional investors (pension funds, unit trusts and others) as well as other organisations with activities in Denmark and a substantial interest in SRI. Members must be independent legal units (enterprises, organisations, institutions).

Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen (FNG) - Germany / Austria / Swiss
www.forum-ng.org/

Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile - Italy
www.finanzasostenibile.it
The Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile is a multi-stakeholder organisation created in 2001 with the purpose to promote dialogue among actors interested in the topic of sustainable development from a financial perspective. The approach is twofold: on the one hand, the Forum aims to provide operators with practical tools to enable them to handle the concrete dimension of sustainability in the financial investment sector (capacity building). On the other hand, the Forum acts as a virtual place where financial institutions can meet stakeholders and compare information and different points of view to gain a multiple perspective. The Forum is a non-profit association, whose members are financial institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations. It belongs to the Eurosif network, supported by the EU Commission.

Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable (FIR) - France
www.frenchsif.org
The French Social Investment Forum is a non-profit and multi-stakeholder organisation which brings together organisations and individuals interested in promoting SRI in France. Its main aims are to contribute to SRI public policy making, to support research initiatives in the field of SRI, to promote socially responsible and sustainable investment practices. The FIR’s members represent most of the actors of the SRI “industry” in France and include asset managers, investors, extra-financial information service providers & rating agencies, trade unions, academics and individuals interested in promoting the SRI business case. The FIR runs two major annual events: the SRI week in October; and the FIR European Awards “Finance & Sustainability”.

FORO ESPAÑOL DE INVERSIÓN SOCIALMENTE RESPONSABLE (SPAINSIF) - Spain
www.spainsif.es/

Sweden's Forum for Sustainable Investment (SWESIF) - Sweden
www.swesif.org
SWESIF was founded in 2003 and has approximately 20 members, most of whom are asset owners and asset managers. SWESIF is an independent association that has its purpose in sustainable investment and its mandate in the breadth and representativeness of its members. Our activities are funded through membership and seminar fees from participants who are not members of SWESIF.

UKSIF - UK
www.uksif.org
UKSIF is the membership network for sustainable and responsible financial services. We promote responsible investment and other forms of finance that support sustainable economic development, enhance quality of life and safeguard the environment. We also seek to ensure that individual and institutional investors can reflect their values in their investments.

VBDO Dutch Social Investment Forum - The Netherlands 
www.vbdo.nl
The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) was launched in 1995. The VBDO aims at generating a more sustainable capital market by raising awareness both with multinational corporations and investors about the contributions they can make towards a sustainable capital market. The VBDO also formulates strong opinions on different topics related to sustainability. VBDO regularly carries out researches, visits Annual General Meetings of stock listed companies and engages in an active dialogue with banks, insurance companies, media and stock listed companies. As such VBDO is the only association in the Netherlands representing institutional as well as individual sustainable investors.

North America

Social Investment Organization (SIO) - Canada
www.socialinvestment.ca
The Social Investment Organization (SIO) is a national membership-based organization that includes financial institutions, investment firms, financial advisors, and various organizations and individuals interested in socially responsible investment. The SIO's mandate is to promote the practice of socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada. SRI is the integration of environmental, social and governance factors in the selection and management of investments.

The Social Investment Forum (SIF) - US
www.socialinvest.org
The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is the US membership association for professionals, firms, institutions and organizations engaged in socially responsible and sustainable investing. SIF and its members advance investment practices that consider environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long-term competitive financial returns and positive societal impact.

Africa

Africa Sustainable Investment Forum (AfricaSIF) - Africa
www.africasif.org
Africa Sustainable Investment Forum [AfricaSIF] is an independent, not-for-profit pan-African network, knowledgebase and advocate launched in June 2010 to promote sustainable investment across the continent. The AfricaSIF Project is building AfricaSIF as a network of institutions and individuals active in public, private and philanthropy sectors making investment in Africa happen across asset classes, countries and stakeholders from our platform @ africasif.org.