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Why invest responsibly?‎

 

  • Strengthen your analysis of investment risks ‎and opportunities ‎
  • Enhance the risk-adjusted return of your ‎investments over the medium to long term
  • Contribute to sustainable development ‎objectives
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The ecological and social challenges of the 21st century are reshaping our economic development models.. ‎Public authorities, consumers and citizens are encouraging companies to better manage their environmental ‎and social impacts.‎‎


Corporate executives are therefore bearing new responsibilities and have to take into account new areas of ‎risks and opportunities in their strategic decisions and managerial practices. The long-term success of ‎companies is more than ever dependent on the quality of their interactions within their “ecosystems” which ‎are made up of their natural environment and surrounding communities,, their employees, customers and ‎suppliers as well as their shareholders. ‎


As for investors, they are increasingly aware of their responsibility in the financing of a sustainable economy ‎and of the influence of environmental, social and governance issues on the value of their investments. Like ‎PRI signatories (the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment), more and more organizations are ‎adopting these principles in their investment practices, as a fiduciary duty.‎