All Articles About Investor Perspective

Blog: CSR in the EU: Time to Make It Mandatory?

Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate, Advisory Services

The European Commission’s third Communication on CSR has been a long time coming.  With mid-October the new projected release date, it’s a good time to look at what may be on the table. Read more →

Posted: September 26, 2011 | Topics: Governance & Accountability, Investor Perspective

Blog: Responsible Private Equity?

Laura Gitman, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Stakeholder expectations, labor unions, conflict minerals, energy reduction, water scarcity. These terms are all commonplace in most of the sustainability or CSR events that I attend, but they are not the concepts usually discussed at a meeting for private equity firms–an industry which has historically been criticized for being ruthless, breaking up companies, and saddling others with debt. Yet last week, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the Responsible Investment Forum in New York hosted by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and Private Equity International.  There were more than 300 delegates in attendance, most of whom were either general partners (GPs) or limited partners (LPs) in major global private equity firms. More remarkable: most are actively engaged in ESG issues. Read more →

Posted: June 8, 2011 | Topics: Investor Perspective

BSR Insight Article: Explore Our Impact: Videos

Take a deeper dive into the BSR Report 2010 and core areas of our work in video clips that provide personal perspective from BSR staff members. Read more →

Posted: June 7, 2011 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Conflict Minerals, Economic Development, Ecosystem Services, Energy, Investor Perspective, Mining, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain

Blog: Sustainable Entrepreneurship Underway in the Middle East and North Africa

Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services

I recently had the opportunity to speak at a session on financing sustainable entrepreneurship during a unique “un”-Conference in Cologne, Germany, on future lifestyles and sustainable entrepreneurship. I joined experts from the socially responsible investment world, impact investors, and serial entrepreneurs to talk about availability of funds and how to mobilize more capital for the creation of new sustainable enterprises. Read more →

Posted: June 2, 2011 | Topics: Investor Perspective

Report: Asia Socially Responsible Investment Roundtable: Summary Transcript

On March 31, 2011, BSR, Sumitomo Trust & Banking, and AEGON-INDUSTRIAL Fund Management jointly held the “Asia Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Roundtable” in Beijing. This was the first roundtable in China convening representatives from three major Asian counties (Japan, Korea, and China) to discuss SRI development and practices. More than 50 representatives, including asset owners, asset managers, ESG researchers, indices, individual investors, government agencies, academics, and NGOs were represented at the roundtable. Read more →

Posted: April 21, 2011 | Topics: Investor Perspective, Stakeholder Relations | Download (PDF)