The recent financial crisis exposed the risks that all investors, including trusts and foundations are exposed to. Any investor with a stake in the financial market has a stake in ensuring that a similar crisis is avoided in future. The crisis highlighted the significance of accountability, transparency, the consideration of ‘extra-financial’ research in investment processes, [...]

Conference Tuesday, June 9, 2009; 09.00 to 17.15 World Trade Center, Leutschenbachstrasse 95, 8050 Zurich. Doing business in developing countries, oil, gas and mining companies are facing a harsh environment. Widespread corruption and armed conflicts are affecting returns while the population of many resource rich countries does not benefit from the underground riches. However, a [...]

Ethos et Unigestion lancent un fonds axé sur les technologies propres, destiné aux institutionnels. Le moment est bien choisi pour investir dans ce domaine, estiment les deux maisons genevoises. «Avec la crise, les prix des sociétés actives dans les énergies alternatives et autres thèmes liés au développement durable ont fortement reculé», relève Hanspeter Bader, responsable [...]

Pour la première fois, les banques se disent favorables à l’adoption d’une norme minimale d’investissement socialement responsable (ISR) en Belgique, indique vendredi La Libre Belgique. Lors d’un colloque consacré à la régulation éthique des produits financiers, Belsif (”Belgian sustainable and socially responsible investment forum”, soit le Forum belge de l’investissement durable et socialement responsable) s’est [...]

En liaison avec la réunion annuelle des membres du Swiss Microfinance Platform nous organisons un débat public et interactif sur le thème: “The financial crisis - what implications for the financial and social performance in microfinance?” Toute prognostique de l’impact de la crise financière sur la microfinance est extrèmement difficile: à partir de quand les [...]

Under the banner From New Deal to Real Deal: Engineering the Investment Strategy of a New Era, the conference will bring together responsible investors from public pension schemes, consulting firms, investment banks and asset management firms to generate next steps and possible solutions in response to the current fiscal crisis while maintaining consideration for environmental, [...]

Roberto Ruozi est né à Biella en 1939. Comme économiste, il développe une activité de conseiller en administration de sociétés et de banques, et des activités de consultant en entreprises pour leur évaluation. Il assure la présidence du Conseil d’administration de la Banque Mediolanum, du Piccolo Teatro de Milan et du Touring Club Italien. [...]

The current financial crisis has touched every organization and individual. It has reinforced the importance of sustainability, ethics and corporate responsibility. Is your organization’s sustainability agenda enabled and/or ready to address the changing global landscape? We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming of KPMG Corporate Sustainability Forum on 26 May 2009 at Hotel [...]

The mining and refining of metal is an industry with ancient roots, and it remains essential to the global economy. Even supposedly “clean” industries like electronics depend on mining and smelting, as gold, tin and other metals are found in cell phones, computers and other ubiquitous consumer products. Industrial mining can have a dramatic impact [...]