International Working Group: About

Mission Statement

The International Working Group of the Social Investment Forum is a collaboration of global institutional SRI investors, along with research and advocacy partners.

Our primary mission is to:

  • Provide education on existing and emerging global SRI issues of interest with respect to research, policies and advocacy.
  • Foster networks of individuals and institutions within the international SRI marketplace around issues of global relevance.
  • Create a space where global SRI researchers, investment practitioners and others can meet to share ideas and develop collaborative action.

In support of our mission, we will:

  • Host educational conference calls for working group participants and partners on topics of interest to collaboration members.
  • Maintain an email listserv to facilitate communication for the working group.
  • Plan two in-person symposia each year:  typically these events will be held in the spring of each year and immediately prior to the SRI in the Rockies conference.
  • Develop an electronic meeting place and web-resource promoting global SRI collaboration and information sharing.

Leadership & Contacts

The IWG is governed by a Steering Committee whose members represent the various constituencies active in the group:

  • Alison Bevilacqua (co-chair), Legg Mason Investment Counsel
  • Craig Metrick (co-chair), Mercer
  • Lauren Compere, Boston Common Asset Management
  • Simon Billenness, Sierra Club
  • Andrika Boshyk, Social Investment Organization, Canada
  • Ashley Hamilton, SHARE, Canada
  • Alya Kayal, Calvert Group
  • Sonia Kowal, Robert Brooke Zevin Associates, Inc
  • Dan Nielsen, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc.
  • Jacob Park, Green Mountain College
  • Marc de Sousa Shields, Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting

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