RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
RIAA is fortunate to have sister associations around the world. While the terminology, programs and maturity of the market varies from country to country, the associations listed below share similar goals and objectives to the RIAA regarding investment that takes into consideration environmental, social, ethical and goverance issues. RIAA truly values their support and encouragement and seeks to collaborate with them on an ongoing basis to build the strength of responsible investment globally and in each region.
AfricaSIF (South Africa)
AfricaSIF is an independent, pan-African, not-for-profit network, knowledgebase and advocate promoting investment in sustainable development across the continent launched in June 2010. The AfricaSIF Project is building a network of institutions and individuals promoting sustainable investment in Africa by investors in public, private and philanthropy sectors across asset classes, countries and stakeholders from our platform at africasif.org.
ASrIA (Asia)
The Association for Sustainable Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) is a not for profit, membership association dedicated to promoting corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practice in the Asia Pacific region. ASrIA’s members include investment institutions managing over US$4 trillion in assets, however membership is open to any organisation which has an interest in sustainable investment.
EUROSIF (Europe)
The European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) is a pan-European group whose mission is to Address Sustainability through Financial Markets. Current member affiliates of Eurosif include pension funds, financial service providers, academic institutes, research associations and NGO’s. The association is a not-for-profit entity that represents assets totalling over €600bn through its affiliate membership.
Additional SIF Countries in Europe:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
SIO (Canada)
http://www.socialinvestment.ca/
The Social Investment Organization (SIO) is a national membership-based organization that includes financial institutions, investment firms, financial advisors, and various organizations and individuals interested in socially responsible investment.The SIO’s mandate is to promote the practice of socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada. SRI is the integration of environmental, social and governance factors in the selection and management of investments.
UKSIF (UK)
The UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF) is the UK’s membership network for SRI. UKSIF’s primary purpose is to promote and encourage the development and positive impact of SRI amongst UK based investors. UKSIF believes that all material social, environmental and ethical (SEE) issues should be integrated into standard investment practice and that individual investors should be able to reflect their values in their investments.
US SIF (United States of America)
US SIF, Formerly the Social Investment Forum (SIF) – is the U.S. membership association for professionals, firms, institutions and organizations engaged in socially responsible and sustainable investing. US SIF and its members advance investment practices that consider environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long-term competitive financial returns and positive societal impact.
