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2019
15 March Europe : Promising trends in unlisted green funds
2018
10 December The climate risk culture is improving among French institutional investors - 173 SHADES OF REPORTING
08 November ACTION MUST BE TAKEN: The overall message of Novethic's Positive Investors Forum
06 November The 2018 Positive Investors Forum Opening : Moving to the Front Lines
11 October The Positive Investors Forum by Novethic, leveraging the transformation of sustainable finance
24 September SDGs: A New Focus for Non-Financial Rating Agencies
18 April European Green Funds +49% growth: a dynamic niche market
06 April Novethic awards NN Investment Partners the TEEC label for its green bond fund
08 March 42,5% Growth: High-Impact SRI Attracts Investors
01 February Novethic grants the EETC label to the third-generation infrastructure debt fund, SCOR Infrastructure Loans III
2017
29 November FNG-Lable audited by Novethic takes root: 25% growth in third year
29 November Novethic’s study 173 shades of reporting analyses responses from 100 leading French institutional investors on the Energy Transition Law and its now famous Article 173.
27 September The climate is a core concern for PRI signatories
25 July Novethic sheds light on responsible investors’ pursuit of environmental and social impacts
13 June Novethic publishes high-impact SRI numbers
26 April Ludovic Dupin is the new chief editor at Novethic.fr
18 April FNG LABEL 2018: Call for applications open through July 17th 2017
28 March French green public label: Novethic awards two new funds
28 March Strong growth in European green funds: +47% in 3 years
06 March Edouard Plus joins Novethic as Deputy head of research
2016
22 December European Commission appoints Anne-Catherine Husson-Traore to the high-level expert group on sustainable finance
23 November FNG Label 2017: first signs of a positive impact on sustainable investment funds
08 November Novethic joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program
03 October Virginie Chapron du Jeu appointed Chair of Novethic
26 September How Green Finance works
08 June Responsible Investment in France continues to grow with varying degrees of impact on the composition of portfolios
19 May Novethic awards its first green certification to the Sycomore Eco Solutions Fund
04 May Article 173 of the French energy transition law: implications, first steps and impact
07 March Novethic, founder of the first European SRI certification, becomes EETC certification auditor
2015
16 December New FNG Label audited by Novethic awarded to 35 mutual funds
24 November Large investors take action on climate: strong commitments announced at the Novethic Annual Event
20 November Climate: a priority for European investors
02 October The Novethic Labels: a boon to Responsible Investment widely used by Asset Managers
29 September Carbon Risk, the new climate change web app from Novethic
18 May Novethic is the French partner of the first pan-European training course on responsible investment
06 May Responsible investment worth over €550 billion in France
18 February Novethic and the Frenchsif form a partnership to produce and publish figures on the French SRI market
11 February Carbon risk and green financing, two strategic innovation targets for the financial sector
22 January The Novethic SRI Label: a French asset for developing SRI in Europe
2014
05 December Novethic brings climate-engaged responsible investors together in Paris
03 October The German Forum for Responsible Investment, FNG, chooses Novethic to develop its SRI label
12 September Press release : Novethic Label awarded to 118 engaged SRI funds
28 April The transformation of Responsible Investment in France?
17 February Is Responsible Investment compatible with passive management?
2013
03 December Responsible Investment: innovative tools but limited application in practice
18 September Environmental reporting and practices in the French real estate sector
12 September 2013 Novethic labels: over 100 SRI-certified funds and a new environmental label
18 June Blacklisting controversial companies helps responsible investors curb excesses
16 April SRI in France in 2012: up 29% to €149 billion
13 February Looking for measuring ESG investment performance
2012
04 December European asset owners: implementing more formal ESG practices to protect against long-term risks
01 October CSR reporting of European banks and insurance companies still needs improvement
27 September The Novethic SRI Label or how to promote selective SRI
23 July Novethic releases the results of its annual barometer on eco-efficiency reporting in the property sector and its survey on «Property fund energy efficiency practices»
12 April Socially Responsible Investment breaks through the €100 billion mark in France
06 March Norm-based exclusions: companies singled out by investors are still few and far between
2011
06 December Listed mining sector and communication on sustainable development can do a lot better!
28 November European asset owners' share a growing interest in ESG risks
11 October Overview of extra-financial rating agencies
27 September 156 funds awarded the 2011 Novethic SRI Label : Fewer refusals, greater transparency and breakthrough of engagement.
05 July Eco-efficiency performance in the property sector is gaining in importance for developers, property companies and property asset managers
09 June ESG integration in Private Equity is developing but is not yet used in valuing portfolio companies
28 April SRI up 35% in France: steady growth driven by the conversion of existing funds
21 February Shareholder engagement: A promising SRI practice
2010
03 December European asset owners and ESG integration: practices differ but ideas are changing
05 October Novethic awards its 2010 SRI Label to 142 funds
15 September Companies too much silent about Nanotechnology
08 June The French SRI market boasts spectacular growth of over 70% in 2009
04 May Prudent development of extra-financial screening of governments
21 January Improved communication on the Sustainability performance in the property sector
2009
27 November Long-term risk management, the primary driver for ESG issues amongst asset owners
16 November Novethic Launches France's First SRI Label
10 September Novethic Named France's Best ESG Research House
27 July At EUR 30 billion, the French SRI market is undergoing a major transformation
09 July Islamic Finance and SRI: Two investment approaches that have weathered the global economic crisis better than most
07 July Integration of ESG issues into Private Equity: The spread of best practices
30 March SRI money market funds: A high-growth market lacking transparency
20 February Active employee involvement and training still has no central role in the sustainable development reports of the CAC 40
2008
05 December 70% of institutional investors believe they are responsible for the ESG strategies of the companies in which they invest
29 October Communication on the energy performance of buildings: not enough progress
22 October What do environmental theme funds bring to SRI?
20 June Exclusive survey on SRI employee savings: an attractive concept that remains relatively unfamiliar for many companies
06 May Socially responsible investment, resistant to crisis,grows by 30% in 2007
2007
30 November French Institutional investor buy-in on SRI continues to increase, but shareholder engagement lags behind
07 November Novethic launches novethic.com, its website for the English-speaking community
23 October How can SRI and green investments be reconciled ?
18 September Only 2 sustainable development reports published by CAC 40 companies make staff training and development a central focus
07 June Socially responsible investment in France:Up 88% in one year
22 May Sustainable building: experiences to be generalized though the integration of sustainable development criteria by financiers
07 February SRI market in France: now valued at 12.5 billion euros, including 3.6 billion euros invested in bonds
2006
29 November 71% of French institutional investors that have already invested in accordance with SRI criteria will continue to do so
13 September Fight against corruption: insufficient communication for 80% of CAC 40 companies
12 September France, Europe's fourth largest SRI market
28 June Evolution of relations between NGOs and companies: coalitions, lobbying, partnerships...
17 May French market for sustainable development funds: With more than 5 billion euros in invested assets, institutionals are the predominant force
31 January Assets managed in accordance with sustainable development values nearly doubled in 2005 in France