UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
FINANCE INITIATIVES

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

Stamford Plaza Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand
21 May 2002

We are pleased to invite you to mark your diary for the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiatives (UNEP FI) Socially Responsible Investment Conference. A flyer for this 21 May event is enclosed.

The conference, a first for New Zealand, will build upon the success of last year’s event in Melbourne and is in line with UNEP’s ongoing efforts to foster the integration of environmental and sustainability considerations into the operational, credit, investment and insurance practices of financial services organisations.

Specifically, this conference will address the current and future state of socially responsible investment (SRI) in New Zealand. It will provide an educational opportunity for those interested in understanding SRI and its many forms, its implementation and the opportunities and challenges facing a wide range of investors.

 

We are fortunate to have three keynote speakers from the international business community: Jane Nelson (International Business Leaders Forum); Dr Don Stammer (ING Australia); and Tessa Tennant (Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia), as well as a number of excellent New Zealand and Australian presenters at the conference.

We also take this opportunity to alert you to a conference on sustainable development being held on 20 May at the same venue. Sustainable development and SRI are interrelated and this conference will hold particular appeal to those who wish to learn from global experts and practitioners about the business case for sustainable development. Claude Fussler, Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development will feature strongly at this conference. A flyer is enclosed. Special, discounted registration fees are being offered for attendance at both events.

If you require any additional information or wish to pre-register for either event please phone our NZ representative, Mel Hewitson on 64 9 377 9682, 64 21 478 980 (mobile) or e-mail melanie.hewitson@nz.towerlimited.com.

Paul Clements-Hunt
Co-ordinator, United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiatives
Geneva