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‘Leadership is the crux of a Mistra programme. Research for sustainable development is based on sustained leadership.´

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Reports on Asset Management

  • Environment - Financial Risks and Opportunities (1995). The report can be ordered by e-mail to Mistra.
  • Ethical investments - a first report on the fact that it can not be shown to be negative for the return on capital by taking environmental and ethical considerations in investing. The report was commissioned by Mistra to KPMG Consulting AB. The report can be ordered by e-mail to Mistra.
  • Screening of Screening Companies (2001). The report can be ordered by e-mail to Mistra.
  • Values for Money. Download report. (pdf, 280 kB)
  • Outreach (2004). The report can be ordered by e-mail to Mistra.
  • EAI Broker Research (2005). Download report (pdf, 370 kB). EAI publishes reports every sixth month, read more at Enhanced Analytic Initative
  • Sustaining interest - Outcomes of a Mistra workshop on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in fixed income investment. June 2006. Download report.
  • PRIME Toolkit - Primer for Responsible Investment Management Endowments (2006). Download (pdf, 1 MB) report
  • Emerging Markets Investments: do environmental, social and governance issues matter? Outcomes of a workshop for investment professionals and academics under the auspices of the Mistra Sustainable Investments Platform Download report. (pdf, 380 kB)
Updated: 2008-06-22

2008-09-11
A climate index for the world's countries
Mistra has initiated a collaboration with AccountAbility — an independent organization that works to...

2008-08-20
Sustainable buildings
A new report summarises key findings of a workshop on environmental and social issues in real estate...

Mistra invests in a new ethical fund for growth markets
As the first investor in a new ethical fund, Mistra (the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research) is once more taking the initiative. BankInvest, the Danish company, has started a new ethical fund for Global Emerging Markets Debt SRI. This fund will invest in corporate and government bonds on the world´s growth markets. Read the pressrelease (pdf, 82 kB)

Asset managers given the thumbs up
Mistra has for the second time carried out an evaluation of its success in achieving what is known as sustainable asset management. Read more here

Toolkit for responsible management
To help foundations, company managements and boards manage their financial assets more sustainably, a new toolkit is now available, known as PRIME - the Primer for Responsible Investment Management of Endowments. Download report here (pdf, 1 MB)

Mistra's entire portfolio now sustainable
As from 1 April 2007, all of Mistra's assets are invested on the basis of sustainability criteria. The goal of meeting such criteria across the entire portfolio by 2007 has thus been met. Read more here

Mistra the first investor in a new ethical fund for emerging markets
Mistra has added a new asset manager to its team: the Danisch company BankInvest, which in April is setting up a new ethical global emerging markets fund, "BI Global Emerging Markets Equities SRI". Companies will be selected for inclusion in the fund on the basis of positive criteria, combined with traditional negative screening.
Read the pressrelease (pdf, 25 kB)

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