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Press releases

2011
2011-12-06 :	Listed mining sector and communication on sustainable development can do a lot better!
2011-11-28 :	European asset owners' share a growing interest in ESG risks
2011-09-27 :	156 funds awarded the 2011 Novethic SRI Label : Fewer refusals, greater transparency and breakthrough of engagement. Download the Media Kit
2011-07-05 :	Eco-efficiency performance in the property sector is gaining in importance for developers, property companies and property asset managers
2011-06-09 :	ESG integration in Private Equity is developing but is not yet used in valuing portfolio companies
2011-04-28 :	SRI up 35% in France: steady growth driven by the conversion of existing funds
2011-02-21 :	Shareholder engagement: A promising SRI practice

2010
2010-12-03 :	European asset owners and ESG integration: practices differ but ideas are changing
2010-10-05 :	Novethic awards its 2010 SRI Label to 142 funds
2010-09-15 :	Companies too much silent about Nanotechnology
2010-06-08 :	The French SRI market boasts spectacular growth of over 70% in 2009
2010-05-04 :	Prudent development of extra-financial screening of governments
2010-01-21 :	Improved communication on the Sustainability performance in the property sector

2009
2009-11-27 :	Long-term risk management, the primary driver for ESG issues amongst asset owners
2009-11-16 :	Novethic Launches France's First SRI Label
2009-09-10 :	Novethic Named France's Best ESG Research House
2009-07-27 :	At EUR 30 billion, the French SRI market is undergoing a major transformation
2009-07-09 :	Islamic Finance and SRI: Two investment approaches that have weathered the global economic crisis better than most
2009-07-07 :	Integration of ESG issues into Private Equity: The spread of best practices
2009-03-30 :	SRI money market funds: A high-growth market lacking transparency
2009-02-20 :	Active employee involvement and training still has no central role in the sustainable development reports of the CAC 40

2008
2008-12-05 :	70% of institutional investors believe they are responsible for the ESG strategies of the companies in which they invest
2008-10-29 :	Communication on the energy performance of buildings: not enough progress
2008-10-22 :	What do environmental theme funds bring to SRI?
2008-06-20 :	Exclusive survey on SRI employee savings: an attractive concept that remains relatively unfamiliar for many companies
2008-05-06 :	Socially responsible investment, resistant to crisis,grows by 30% in 2007

2007
2007-11-30 :	French Institutional investor buy-in on SRI continues to increase, but shareholder engagement lags behind
2007-11-07 :	Novethic launches novethic.com, its website for the English-speaking community
2007-10-23 :	How can SRI and green investments be reconciled ?
2007-09-18 :	Only 2 sustainable development reports published by CAC 40 companies make staff training and development a central focus
2007-06-07 :	Socially responsible investment in France:Up 88% in one year
2007-05-22 :	Sustainable building: experiences to be generalized though the integration of sustainable development criteria by financiers
2007-02-07 :	SRI market in France: now valued at 12.5 billion euros, including 3.6 billion euros invested in bonds

2006
2006-11-29 :	71% of French institutional investors that have already invested in accordance with SRI criteria will continue to do so
2006-09-13 :	Fight against corruption: insufficient communication for 80% of CAC 40 companies
2006-09-12 :	France, Europe's fourth largest SRI market
2006-06-28 :	Evolution of relations between NGOs and companies: coalitions, lobbying, partnerships...
2006-05-17 :	French market for sustainable development funds: With more than 5 billion euros in invested assets, institutionals are the predominant force
2006-01-31 :	Assets managed in accordance with sustainable development values nearly doubled in 2005 in France

2005
2005-12-15 :	Only 6 CAC 40 companies conduct adequate communication on their anti-discrimination policies
2005-12-15 :	Only six French companies in the CAC 40 stock market index are up to standard on their non-discrimination disclosures
2005-10-18 :	Major investors driving SRI in France
2005-07-20 :	Institutional investment in sustainable development rises by 128% in one year
2005-03-16 :	Publication by Novethic of PLANETS® rating, the first instrument for assessing the SRI profile of investment portfolios
2005-02-09 :	CAC 40 and sustainable energy use: half of France's largest corporations have not yet come clean
2005-01-25 :	CAC 40 and energy efficiency: half of major French companies still lack transparency
2005-01-20 :	Wrap-up of ethical funds in France in 2004: market grows fourfold in three years

2004
2004-11-18 :	More than half of French institutional investors have already made socially responsible investments
2004-10-29 :	French SRI market grew by 67% over the last year and reaches 5 billion euros
2004-07-20 :	Ethical investments up 75% in one year
2004-06-04 :	SRI market in FranceOpen-ended mutual funds: retail clients represent 60% of total demand / Dedicated funds: most demand comes from foreign institutional investors
2004-04-22 :	Assets under SRI management surpass the 3 billion euro mark
2004-03-03 :	Novethic presents a milestone in socially responsible investment in France: RFP launched by the French Pensions Reserve Fund (FRR)
2004-01-26 :	Annual review of Socially Responsible Investment in France for 2003:more than 100 funds to choose from today, with assets under management up by a factor of 2.2 over the year

2003
2003-09-23 :	62% of French institutionnal investors plan to make socially responsible investments over the next three years
2003-07-15 :	Novethic launches Indicateur Novethic, the first quaterly indicator for SRI in France
2003-04-17 :	The socially responsible investment market continues to grow in France
2003-02-17 :	Number of socially responsible investment (SRI) funds in France doubles in 2002