Global Context
Socially responsible investing is a global phenomenon. With the international scope of business itself, social investors frequently invest in companies with international operations. As international investment products and opportunities have expanded, so have international SRI products. The ranks of social investors are growing throughout developed and developing countries. Trade organizations keeping track of some of this growth include the US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in the U.S., the Social Investment Organization in Canada, EuroSIF in the E.U., the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia, and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. In 2006, the United Nations Environment Programme launched its Principles for Responsible Investment. The Principles provide a framework to help investors incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process.
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