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US SIF produces a biennial SRI study, The Report on |
US SIF produces a biennial SRI study, ''The Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States.'' According to the 2012 Trends Report, at the start of 2012, professionally managed assets following SRI strategies stood at $3.74 trillion, a rise of more than 486 percent from $639 billion in 1995, the year of the US SIF Foundation’s first Trends Report.<ref name="bare_url_a">{{cite web | url=http://www.ussif.org/files/Publications/12_Trends_Exec_Summary.pdf | title=Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States | publisher=US SIF Foundation | year=2012 | accessdate=July 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/11/total-sri-assets-374-trillion-enough-move-needle/ | title=TriplePundit: Can Socially Responsible Investments Push Our Economy Forward? | accessdate=July 2, 2014}}</ref> Over the same period, the broader universe of all invested assets under professional management increased only 376 percent from $7 trillion to $33.3 trillion.<ref name="bare_url_a" /> |
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== Events == |
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Revision as of 23:54, 2 July 2014
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) is a United States-based membership association that works to advance investment practices that consider Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance criteria to generate long-term competitive financial returns and positive societal impact.[1] US SIF was co-founded by Joan Bavaria in 1984.[2] Their membership of 400 organizations is composed of professionals, firms, institutions and organizations engaged in socially responsible and sustainable investing (SRI). SRI practitioners include asset managers, investment advisors and asset owners.
Organization Name Change
US SIF was formerly known as the Social Investment Forum.[3] The organization underwent a name change on June 9, 2011.[4]
Organization Membership Demographics
US SIF’s membership consists of investment management and advisory firms, mutual fund companies, research firms, financial planners and advisors, broker-dealers, banks, credit unions, community development organizations, non-profit associations, and pension funds, foundations and other asset owners. US SIF members practice SRI through methods such as portfolio selection analysis, shareholder advocacy and community investing.
Research and the Trends Report
US SIF produces a biennial SRI study, The Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States. According to the 2012 Trends Report, at the start of 2012, professionally managed assets following SRI strategies stood at $3.74 trillion, a rise of more than 486 percent from $639 billion in 1995, the year of the US SIF Foundation’s first Trends Report.[5][6] Over the same period, the broader universe of all invested assets under professional management increased only 376 percent from $7 trillion to $33.3 trillion.[5]
Events
Annual Conferences
In 2010, US SIF held its first annual conference entitled "Responsible Investing: Impact & Innovation." The event was held June 8–10 in Washington, DC.[7]
Policy Symposia
On September 22, 2010 US SIF held a one-day Policy Symposium in Washington, DC focusing on such topics as the signing into law of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the U.S. Treasury Department’s efforts to bolster community investing, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, and the passage of Benefit or “B” Corporation legislation by several states.
Global SIFs
Other unaffiliated SIFs include the Canadian Social Investment Organization, Eurosif, UKSIF—the sustainable investment and finance association, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and AfricaSIF.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ "US SIF: About Us". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ MacKnight, Rachel. SIF "US SIF". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Social Investment Forum Changes Its Name To US SIF". June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "SIF Profile". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Report on Sustainable and Responsible Investing Trends in the United States" (PDF). US SIF Foundation. 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "TriplePundit: Can Socially Responsible Investments Push Our Economy Forward?". Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ Bradford, Hazel (June 10, 2011). "Investors have 'prime role to play' in ESG, Gore tells forum". Pensions and Investments. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian Social Investment Organization". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Eurosif". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)". Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "AfricaSIF". Retrieved May 13, 2012.