Sustainable finance to the rescue?
BILANZ article: How the finance industry is shaping up to meet regulatory expectations and deliver on its sustainability commitments.
Initiatives
SQS launches the first assurance standard on RI processes
The Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS) has partnered with Contrast Capital to create the first assurance standard on the quality of responsible investment (RI) processes. The new standard, called “Sustainable Investing Management System” (SIMS), has been developed based on the ISO 9001 standard, the world’s foremost assurance standard for quality of management …
The DJSI uncovers some of the challenges of impact reporting
The launch of the DJSI 2017 results this morning highlights an interesting trend: a growing focus on Impact Measurement & Valuation. Taken together with a related topic on Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, Impact Measurement & Valuation now represents about 5% of the total score in the DJSI – a sign that impact measurement is becoming a material issue for responsible investors. Investors will …
