 Japanese Version
|
INVESTING IN THE PRESENT FOR THE
FUTURE
Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI),
also known as Socially Responsible Investment, is
investment which allows investors to take into account
wider concerns, such as social justice, economic
development, peace or a healthy environment,
as well as conventional financial considerations.
The most successful SRI funds provide investors
with Triple Bottom Line returns:
- Financial returns that compare well to, and
often exceed, the returns of conventional
investments
- Social and Environmental rewards that go
beyond the direct financial return to the investor
SRI is therefore a positive economic choice about
the way we live and the world we live in.
SRI FACTS
- Approximately US$3 trillion invested according to
SRI criteria world-wide
- 30+ SRI fund providers already in Asia, including 9
SRI in Japan and 13+ in Australia
- ASrIA’s 50+ financial and corporate members
clearly shows the rapidly growing interest in
SRI in Asia
- 579 corporates in Japan published environmental
reports in 2002, up from 197 in 1999 when the
1st Eco fund launched in Japan. 1st full
corporate sustainability report published in
Hong Kong in 2002
- Australia requires disclosure of the extent to
which labour, social, environmental and ethical
standards are taken into account by pension
funds
|
|
|
Printer-friendly version