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SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

A fund whose investments are limited to companies that satisfy certain ethical standards, for example, upholding good labour practices and environmental policies, not carrying out research on animals, not trading with countries which have oppressive regimes, not manufacturing armaments or unhealthy products.

CONT

Increased demand for ethical funds has prompted one banking group, Mercury Provident, to launch two occupational pension schemes aimed at the ethical market, and it will be introducing an ethical private pension scheme in the new year.

CONT

For a short while now in France, there has been a certain development of "green" funds, otherwise known as ethical and solidarity savings schemes. These can be divided into three groups: green funds for investment in companies that are non-polluting or have an environmental protection vocation; ethical and solidarity funds for development, which especially support actions or companies in connection with the Third World; ethical funds supporting projects and companies that respect the environment and propose products and services that meet strict criteria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Fonds commun de placement ou société d'investissement à capital variable qui investit exclusivement dans des titres de sociétés intégrant le respect de certains critères sociaux et moraux dans la poursuite de leurs objectifs financiers.

CONT

En comparant, on remarque que ces fonds éthiques, qui préconisent de placer son argent là ou on pourrait également mettre sa conscience, ont réalisé des performances très similaires à celles des fonds classiques.

CONT

On constate depuis peu en France un certain développement des fonds « verts», autrement nommés épargne éthique et solidaire. Ceux-ci se classent en trois groupes : les fonds « verts » pour un investissement dans des entreprises non-polluantes ou avec une vocation de protection de l'environnement; les fonds éthiques et solidaires au service du développement, qui soutiennent surtout des actions ou des entreprises en lien avec le Tiers Monde; les fonds éthiques qui soutiennent des projets et des entreprises qui respectent l'environnement et proposent des produits et des services répondant à des critères stricts.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Investment
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Social Problems
OBS

Technical and financial support from the World Bank, UNICEF [United Nations Children's Fund], WFP [World Food Programme], WHO [World Health Organization], UN [United Nations] Volunteers and UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] to improve the socio-economic conditions of impoverished rural communities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Investissements et placements
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Inversiones
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Problemas sociales
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Record 3 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Finance
OBS

Guatemala; technical and financial support from the World Bank, UNICEF [United Nations Children'S Fund], WFP [World Food Programme], WHO [World Health Organization], UN Volunteers and UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] to improve the socio-economic conditions of impoverished rural communities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Finances

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Finanzas
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