What on this page? Studies and researches, surveys and polls, reports and reviews, analyses and focus, outlooks, guidelines, guides and handbooks, presentations etc. etc. (and ‘MUST’, IMHO) about Sri.
I’ve tried to gather and organize them in some way (hope logically, and more or less with respect to chronology). You can find and download the docs, or at least surf and read, for free on the web (only in some cases you need to register or submit your email).
If you know anything about recent and relevant #SriDocs to point out, please tweet me. Thanks a lot in advance.
(docs listed: 168) (updated on April 26, 2017)
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‘MUST’
Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth, by European Commission @EU_Commission
Financing a Sustainable European Economy. Final Report 2018, by the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance @HLEG_Sus_Fin
Corporate Governance and the Rise of Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility Criteria in Executive Compensation: Effectiveness and Implications for Firm Outcomes (2017 Moskowitz Prize Winner), by Caroline Flammer (Boston University), Bryan Hong (University of Western Ontario – Richard Ivey School of Business), Dylan Minor (Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management)
Financing a Sustainable European Economy. Interim Report, July 2017 By the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, by High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance
Global Sustainable Investment Review 2016, by GSIA-Global Sustainable Investment Alliance @GlobalSIF
The Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy Investment Movement, by Arabella Advisors @arabellaadvisor
Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends 2016 (Ex. Summ.), by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment @US_SIF
Impact Investing (2016 Moskowitz Prize winner), by Brad M. Barber (University of California, Davis), Adair Morse (University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business; NBER-National Bureau of Economic Research), Ayako Yasuda (University of California, Davis – Graduate School of Management)
European SRI Study 2016, by @Eurosif
Green, Social and Ethical Funds in Europe 2016, by VigeoEiris @VigeoEiris
The Sky’s Limit: Why the Paris Climate Goals Require a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production, by Oil Change International (in collaboration with 350.org, Amazon Watch, APMDD, AYCC, Bold Alliance, Christian Aid, Earthworks, Équiterre, Global Catholic Climate Movement, HOMEF, Indigenous Environmental Network, IndyAct, Rainforest Action Network, and Stand.earth)
ESG & Corporate Financial Performance: Mapping the global landscape, by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management and University of Hamburg
Climate Change and Firm Valuation: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment (2015 Moskowitz Prize winner), by P. Krueger (University of Geneva; University of Geneva – Geneva Finance Research Institute; Swiss Finance Institute)
Green, Social and Ethical Funds in Europe. 2015 Review, by Vigeo
Measuring the Growth of the Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy Investment Movement, by Arabella Advisors
Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment @PRI_News
2014 Global Sustainable Investment Review, by GSIA-Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
2014 Asia Sustainable Investment Review, by ASrIA
Green, Social and Ethical Funds in Europe 2014. The Retail Market, by Vigeo
2014 Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends (Ex. Summ), by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Socially Responsible Firms (2014 Moskowitz Prize winner), by A. Ferrell (Harvard Law School; ECGI-European Corporate Governance Institute), Hao Liang (Tilburg University, CentER), Luc Renneboog (Tilburg University – Department of Finance; ECGI-European Corporate Governance Institute; TILEC-Tilburg Law and Economics Center)
Report on Progress 2014, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
European SRI Study 2014, by Eurosif
Green, Social and Ethical Funds in Europe 2013, by Vigeo
European Responsible Investing Fund Survey 2013, by Kpmg
2012 Global Sustainable Investment Review, by GSIA-Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
European SRI Study 2012, by Eurosif
Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States (Ex. Summ.), by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Corporate Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment Study, by Eurosif
Guides & Guidelines
Climate scenarios demystified. A climate scenario guide for investors, by CICERO Climate Finance @CICERO_klima
Ethical Investments in an era of Climate Change. A Guide to Reviewing Environmental and Social Governance of Catholic Investments, by Trócaire @trocaire and Global Catholic Climate Movement @CathClimateMvmt
Final Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures @FSB_TCFD
2017 Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide, by ICCR-Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility @ICCROnline
Manuale di finanza sostenibile e responsabile. Per i consulenti finanziari e i risparmiatori, Forfinance Edizioni-Raiffeisen Capital Management
Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, by FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures @FSB_TCFD
Article 173-VI: Understanding the French regulation on investor climate reporting, by French SIF-Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable @FIR_FrenchSIF
Interpretive Bulletin Relating to the Fiduciary Standard under ERISA in Considering Economically Targeted Investments, The United States Department of Labor (DOL)
Model Guidance on Reporting Esg Information to Investors, by Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
Environmental, Social and Governance Issues in Investing. A Guide for Investment Professionals, by CFA Institute
Your Guide to Responsible Investing, by Ethical Funds
Fixed income investor guide. Putting responsible investment into practice in fixed income, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
The Guide to Sustainable Investment 2014, by Blue & Green Tomorrow
Ownership Day. How to be an active owner, by UKSIF-UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association and Vigeo
The Guide to Sustainable Investment 2013, by Blue & Green Tomorrow
Guidelines on shareholders engagement, by Etica Sgr (Banca Popolare Etica Group)
Introductory Guide to Collaborative Engagement. How institutional investors can effectively collaborate in dialogue with companies, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
Extracting the Facts: An investor guide to disclosing risks from hydraulic fracturing operations, by Iccr-Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Guidelines for Responsible Investing in Food Commodities, by Iccr-Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Presentations
Responsible Finance for the SDGs. Dialogo Italiano sulla Finanza Sostenibile, by
Nick Robins @NVJRobins1, Co-Director UNEP Inquiry @fininquiry
The Justice Case for Investing in Renewables – Why does Climate Pose a Financial Risk to Investors?, by Mark Campanale @campanalemark, Founder and Executive Director at Carbon Tracker Initiative @CarbonBubble (shown at #LaudatoSiDivest Conference in Rome on 2017, January 27th)
L’orientamento_etico dei fondi_pensione_in Italia: un’analisi documentale (in Italian only), by Mariantonietta Intonti, Angela Garofalo (Università di Bari)
How should investors manage the risks of runaway climate change?, by Dr. Raj Thamotheram, Independent Strategic Adviser
La nostra esperienza al Monte (in Italian only), by Walter Bottoni, vice-president at Banca Mps pension fund, blogger and managing editor at previTeNdA
The more exclusions, the worse the portfolio?, by Dr. Christoph Gort, Partner, SIGLO Capital Advisors
Exclusion Screenings. From Morals to Sustainability Risks, by Dr. Regina Schwegler, Senior Sustainability Analyst at Inrate
Human Rights: not only companies are concerned…, by Ophélie Mortier – Responsible Investment Coordinator at @Petercam (via @ItaSIF)
Socially Responsible Investment: some ethical dilemmas, by Prof. Paul H. Dembinski (University of Fribourg & Observatoire de la Finance – Geneva) (at Salone del Risparmio 2014)
European SRI Transparency Code: A best practice tool for SRI investors and the industry, by Francois Passant – Executive Director Eurosif (at 2nd Italian SRI Week)
Responsible investment in passive management strategies, by Julie Gorte – Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing at Pax World Management (at 2nd Italian SRI Week)
Reports & Focus & Surveys
Carbon Clampdown: Closing the Gap to a Paris-compliant EU-ETS, by Carbon Tracker Initiative @CarbonBubble <—– new entry
Banking on Climate Change. Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2018, by RAN-Rainforest Action Network @RAN, BankTrack @BankTrack, Sierra Club @SierraClub, Oil Change International @PriceofOil, Indigenous Environmental Network @IENearth, Honor The Earth @HonorTheEarth
Accelerating Green Finance, by the Green Finance Taskforce @GFI_org
Don’t bank on the bomb. A global report on the financing of nuclear weapons producers @DontBankonBomb, by PAX @PAXforpeace, ICAN-International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons @nuclearban, Profundo @profundoNL
Guidance for Sovereign Green Bond Issuers, by International Finance Corporation @IFC_org in partnership with Australian Aid @dfat
The Global Green Finance Index 1, by Z/Yen @ZYenLF Long Finance Initiative @LongFinance, Finance Watch @forfinancewatch, supported by MAVA Foundation @MavaFdn
Towards the new normal: increasing investment in the UK’s green infrastructure, Aldersgate Group @AldersgateGrp
Draft Report on Sustainable Finance, by European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs @EP_Economics, Rapporteur Molly Scott Cato @MollyMEP
Paving the way for Sustainable Finance in Europe. Strengthening the Eu’s Agenda, by Eurosif @Eurosif
Finance for Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific: A Regional Action Agenda to Access Debt Capital Markets, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific @UNESCAP
oekom Impact Study 2017: The impact of responsible of responsible investment on companies is increasing, by oekom research @oekomresearch
First Year of FTSE 100 Reports under the UK Modern Slavery Act: Towards Elimination?, by Business and Human Rights Resource Centre @BHRRC
Trillion Dollar Transformation. Fiduciary Duty, Divestment, and Fossil Fuels in an Era of Climate Risk, by CIEL-Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets
L’ISR en France vu par ses acteurs. État des lieux et perspectives, by KPMG France @KPMG_France
Waterproof? An exploration of climate-related risks for the Dutch financial sector, by De Nederlandsche Bank @DNB_NL
Altruism versus Egoism in Investment Decisions, by Daniel Brodback (University of Muenster – Finance Center Muenster), Nadja Guenster (University of Muenster – Finance Center Muenster; University of California, Berkeley), David Mezger (KPMG AG)
To what extent do companies report on their tax payments?, by VigeoEiris @VigeoEiris
Bonds and Climate Change: the State of the Market in 2017, by Climate Bonds Initiative @ClimateBonds
2017: The year for sovereign green bonds?, by White & Case @WhiteCase
SDG Investing: Advancing A New Normal in Global Capital Markets,
by C-Change @cdebruin08
Adding Sustainable and Responsible Investing Options to Defined Contribution Plans, by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment @US_SIF
Dirty Profits 5. Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Human Rights Violations and Environmental Destruction, Facing Finance @FacingFinance
Climate-Related Investment for Resilient Communities. Divest-Invest Opportunities in Community-Oriented Climate Solutions, by Croatan Institute @_Croatan, DivestInvest Philanthropy @divestinvestorg
Global Guide to Responsible Investment Regulation, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment @PRI_News
2017 Esg Trends to Watch, by Msci @MSCI_Inc
Study on the potential of green bond finance for resource-efficient investments, by Eurosif @Eurosif
The Paris Green and Sustainable Finance Initiative, by Paris Europlace @europlace
EFAMA Report on Responsible Investment, by EFAMA @EFAMAnews
2016 Canadian Impact Investment Trends Report, by RIA Canada @riacanada
Digging Deeper, by Super Switch (a project of @market_forces)
EXXONMOBIL – Investor Engagement Report, by AODP-Asset Owners Disclosure Project
Sustainable asset management by institutional investors, by Union Investment
Climate Related Systemic Risk: A Guide for Investor action, by Preventable Surprises
The Impact of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Impact Investment. From Niche to Mainstream, by VBDO in cooperation with Erasmus University
2016 Esg Trends to Watch, by MSCI
Rapport de l’AMF sur l’investissement socialement responsable (ISR) dans la gestion collective, by AMF-Autorité des Marchés Financiers
Bridging the Gap – Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2015, by VBDO
Are Banks prepared for Climate Change?, by Boston Common Asset Management
Unlocking Esg Integration, by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Profile of Responsible Investors in Europe. 2015 Edition: Focus on Climate, by Novethic
Environmental, Social and Governance (Esg) Survey, by CFA Institute
Beyond Divestment: Using Low Carbon Indexes, by Remy Briand, Linda Eling Lee, Sébastien Lieblich, Véronique Menou, Anurag Sing (team of researchers at MSCI)
Winners and Spinners Report (Key Points), by Castlefield
Correlation between Standard Ethics Rating and Financial Performance, by Standard Ethics
2014 figures on responsible investment in France, by Novethic in partnership with FIR-Forum pour l’investissement responsable
U.S. Shale Oil and Gas. Going over the hedge?, by Carbon Tracker
Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil Fuel Energy Sector, by J. Moorhead (Bsd Consulting), T. Nixon (Thomson Reuters)
The SRI Conference 2015 Fossil Fuels Divestment Survey, by The SRI Conference
Sustainable Signals: The Individual Investor Perspective, by Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing
Charbon: l’argent sale des banques françaises. Pourquoi les financements au secteur du charbon doivent cesser, by Les Amis de la Terre France and BankTrack
Stranded assets and the fossil fuel divestment campaign: what does divestment mean for the valuation of fossil fuel assets?, by Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Benchmark Responsible Investment by Insurance Companies in the Netherlands in 2014, by @VBDO
Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio: A Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment, by 350.org, Green Century Capital Management and Trillium Asset Management
-> (update) Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio: An UPDATED Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment, by 350.org, Green Century Capital Management and Trillium Asset Management
Beyond Fossil Fuels: The Investment Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment, by Impax Asset Management
Dialogue with companies -3. Reports, analysis and results of the engagement activities, by @EticaSgr
Real Economy – Real Returns: The Business Case for Sustainability Focused Banking, by Global Alliance for Banking on Values
Measuring the Global Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement, by Arabella Advisors
From the Stockholder to the Stakeholder. How Sustainability can drive Financial Outperformance, by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford and Arabesque Asset Management
Sector Report Banks. Like a Phoenix from the Ashes?, by Sustainalytics
A new vision of value. Connecting corporate and societal value creation, by Kpmg International
The Benefits of Socially Responsible Investing: An Active Manager’s Perspective, by New Amsterdam Partners
The CalPERS Portoflio and Fossil Fuel Reserve-related CO2 Emission, by Fossil Free Indexes
Ready-Made Garment Industry: The Road to Progress. Insights from the Bangladesh Field Trip, by Mirova
The role of banks in supporting the real economy, by Vigeo Rating
The Carbon Underground 200. The World’s Top 200 Public Companies Ranked by the Carbon Content of their Fossil Fuel Reserves, by Fossil Free Indexes
The Value of Responsible Investment. The moral, financial and economic case for action, by ILG-Investment Leaders Group
Sweeping the dirt under the carpet – How DJSI and FTSE4Good Indices fail to properly rate controversies associated with Eni, Enel, RWE and Deutsche Bank operations, by @Recommon @urgewald @BankTrack
Rate the Raters. The 2013 Ratings Survey: Polling the Experts, by SustainAbility and GlobeScan
10 Companies to watch in 2014, by Sustainalytics
Investing in the Clean Trillion: Closing The Clean Energy Investment Gap Executive Summary, by CERES
The Impact of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, by US SIF-The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, by As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, Green Century Capital Management, and the Investor Environmental Health Network
Ranking the Banks. A survey of seven U.S. banks conducted by members of The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainalytics, by Iccr and Sustainalytics
Le marché ISR français en 2012, by Novethic
Sustainability Initiatives: Insights from Stock Exchanges into Motivations and Challenges, by EIRIS
PRI Annual Report 2013, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
Dialogue with companies – 2. Reports, analysis and results of engagement activities at the AGM season, by Etica Sgr (Banca Popolare Etica Group)
Tax Transparency and Multinational Corporations: Issues for Responsible Investors, by Sustainalytics
Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2013, by VBDO-Association of Investors for Sustainable Development
The future of investment: impact investing, by UKSIF-UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association
2012 Sustainable Stock Exchanges Report: A Report on Progress, by Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
Sustainable Investment in the Middle East and North Africa (Ex. Summ.), by IFC-International Finance Corporation (on AfricaSIF.org)
Papers
Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey, by Amir Amel-Zadeh (Said Business School @oxfordsbs, University of Oxford @uniofoxford), George Serafeim @GeorgeSerafeim (Harvard Business School @harvardhbs)
Sustainable Signals. New Data from the Individual Investor, by Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing
Position Paper on Green Bonds Impact Reporting, by Nordic Public Sector Issuers, via Kommuninvest @Kommuninvest
Social Impact Bonds and Institutional Investors: an Empirical Analysis of a Complicated Relationship, by Alfonso Del Giudice and Milena Migliavacca (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan) (the paper was presented at the 2nd SSFII-Social and Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing Conference, 25-27 September 2017, Cambridge)
Reducing emissions across the portfolio, by UnPri-United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
The Path to Fossil Fuel Divestment for Universities: Climate Responsible Investment, by Cutler J. Cleveland (Boston University – Department of Earth and Environment) and Richard Reibstein (Boston University)
Why Talk? A Process Model of Dialogue in Shareholder Engagement, by Fabrizio Ferraro (University of Navarra, IESE Business School) and Daniel Beunza (London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) – Department of Management)
Sources of Stakeholder Salience in the Responsible Investment Movement: Why Do Investors Sign the Principles for Responsible Investment?, by Arleta Majoch (University of Reading – ICMA Centre), Andreas G. F. Hoepner (University of Reading – ICMA Centre; Principles for Responsible Investment, United Nations), Tessa Hebb (Carleton Centre for Community Innovation)
Socially Responsible and Conventional Investment Funds: Performance Comparison and the Global Financial Crisis, by L. Becchetti, R. Ciciretti, A. Dalo, S. Herzel (Working Paper Series 04_14, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
The effect of bad news on credit risk: a media based view of the pricing of corporate social responsibility, by Julian Fritz Kölbel (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), Timo Busch (University of Hamburg)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Forecastings Unbiasedness, by L. Becchetti, R. Ciciretti, A. Giovannelli (CEIS Working Paper No. 233)
The effectiveness of remuneration committees in European banks: Regulation and best practices (Abstract), by Antonio Dell’Atti, Mariantonietta Intonti and Antonia Patrizia Iannuzzi (published on ‘Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance’)
On the drivers of corporate social responsibility in banks: evidence from an ethical rating model (Abstract), by Giuliana Birindelli, Paola Ferretti, Mariantonietta Intonti, Antonia Patrizia Iannuzzi (published on ‘Journal of Management & Governance’)
Polls
Investing in the Future: Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends, by Morgan Stanley
Mini-sondaggio “Dedica 2 minuti alla finanza sostenibile” #cheinvestitoresei (in Italian only), by Febaf
Statements, Declarations, Principles, Feedbacks to Public Consultations
Casablanca statement on financial centres for sustainability, by Casablanca Finance City @CasaFinanceCity, UN Environment @UNEnvironment, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System @fininquiry
Stockholm Declaration (signed by leading global players of the investment community committed to the United Nations SDGs-Sustainable Development Goals as a central framework to work with when investing towards 2030), promoted by GRI-Global Reporting Initiative @GRI_Secretariat, UN Global Compact @globalcompact, UN PRI-Principles for Responsible Investment @PRI_News
CRIC’s reply to the Questionnaire by the High-Level Expert Group on the sustainable finance interim report, by CRIC- Corporate Responsibility Interface Center
Declaration of Institutional Investors on Climate-Related Financial Risks, by Canadian Institutional Investors, via Finance Montréal @FinanceMontreal (declaration issued during Responsible Investment Week 2017 #RIWEEK17)
The Capital Markets Union for Sustainable Growth in Europe. Contribution to the Public Consultation on the Interim Report of the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, by Italian Banking Insurance and Finance Federation (FeBAF) @FeBAF
The Principles for Positive Impact Finance. A Common Framework to Finance the Sustainable Development Goals, by Unep Fi-UN Environment Finance Initiative @UNEP_FI
COP22 Interfaith Statement on climate change, by Religious, Spiritual and Faith-based leaders for the first meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1) during the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22)
Catholic Bishops’ statement in Lima on the road to Paris (December 2014)
