Council for Socially Responsible Investment New Zealand

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S o c i a l l y

R e s p o n s i b l e

I n v e s t m e n t

PO Box 9638
Newmarket Auckland
E-mail Us
Phone: +64 9 846 2693

Media Contact:

Lyn Mayes

Mobile: 021 471 261

Phone: 09 414 4341

email: lynmayes@madworld.co.nz

Auckland Council's Investments - published in NZ Investor November 2011.

Click here.

The difficulty in prioritising long-term solutions to transport

By Geoff Cooper

Originally presented at the 2011 AGM of the Council for Socially Responsible Investment

Click here.

The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett,
2nd edition, Penguin Books, 2010.

a summary by David James

Click here for this three page summary.

Take a look at this YouTube video :

Link to YouTube

A Briefing Paper on Socially Responsible Investment.

(16th Sept. 2010 by Dr Robert Howell)

To download the 5 page Acrobat file click here.

Presentation: "The Ethics of a Sustainable Economy: Implications for Public Policy" given by Dr Robert Howell and Dr Wayne Cartwright at the Ethical Foundations of Public Policy Conference. December 2009, Wellington.
To download the 11 page Acrobat file click here.

Big Questions for Our Time

Would you, or your organisation, invest in a company that:

uses child labour?
pollutes land and rivers in a developing nation?
desecrates the value system and values of an indigenous people or a society?
is owned by organised crime?
has associations with terrorist organisations?

For most people the answer to these provocative questions would be a resounding "No".

Yet, how can investors be assured about the type of investment they are making? How do we, so far from the rest of the world, know whether the practices of the offshore organisations we're investing in are ethical and sustainable? What are the validated measures that we can use to verify actions with promise? And are our on-shore organisations performing as we think they should?

Finally, is it possible in any case to define ethical, sustainable practices and benchmark organisations and our investment in them, against these standards?

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Like-Minded Organisations - The Changing Climate for Ethical Investment

Around the world, there are many like-minded organisations which have researched and advocated ethical investment, and in some cases catalysed new markets for ethical investment. Amongst them, the ICCR (the New York City based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility) has over US$110 billion under investment for 275 faith-based institutional investors. [ www.iccr.org ]

There is no doubt that the climate for ethical, sustainable investment is growing. For instance:

many corporations are establishing management systems which take into account (and report upon) sustainable practices
legal developments in some countries are requiring some organisations and their governors to consider ethical practices
shareholders are demanding sustainable, responsible management practices and investments

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Membership of the Council for Socially Responsible Investment

You and your organisation are encouraged to join the CSRI. In doing so, you will be indirectly helping shape New Zealand's economic future.

Membership:
Annual subscriptions are inclusive of GST.

Fee	Investing Organisations
	Fund Managers
$5,000	Large - $250 million plus
$2,500	Medium - $100 to $250 million
$1,000	Small - Less than $100 million
$250	Small - Less than $25 million
	Financial Advisers
$1,000	Large - $100 million plus
$500	Small - Less than $100 million
	Non Investing Organisations (and Non-Profit Investing Organisations)
$500	Large (more than $500 million invested)
$250	Small (less than $500 million invested)
$50	Individuals
Friends	Those individuals and organisations who would like to become Friends without becoming Members should contact Robert Howell, CEO, directly.

Benefits of membership include:

discount on annual conference participation
receipt of regular newsletter
invitations to seminars, think tanks and other gatherings on a regular basis to help mould socially responsible investment

E-mail Us
Membership Application Form

I would like to become a member of the Council for Socially Responsible Investment.

Name:
Organisation:
Postal Address:
Email:
Contact Phone:
Fax:
Please indicate below which membership type is required
Large Fund Managers - $5,000.00
Medium Fund Managers - $2,500.00
Small Fund Managers (less than $100million)- $1000.00
Small Fund Managers (less than $25 million)- $250.00
Financial Avisers (greater than $100 million) - $1000.00
Financial Avisers (less than $100 million) - $500.00
Non Investing or Non Profit Investing (Large) - $500.00
Non Investing or Non Profit Investing (Small) - $250.00
Individual - $50.00

My cheque for membership fees will be in the post today. Post your cheque to: CSRI PO Box 9638 Newmarket Auckland 1149
Please indicate here if you require a receipt.

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Donations

The Council for Socially Responsible Investment is a charitable organisation and welcomes donations. If you would like to become a Friend of the CSRI please e-mail info@csri.org.nz for further details.

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