This website provides information and resources on Responsible Investment - what it is, reasons for doing it and how to go about it. Responsible Investment is about aligning investments with mission and incorporating social, environmental and ethical issues into investments. It is also known as ethical or socially responsible investment (SRI).
The Church Investors Group of South Africa exists to increase the witness and influence of the Church in society by empowering investment and trustee bodies by formulating policies relating to investment that are based on Christian ethical principles and to act together on such matters whenever possible.
CIG SA also aims to enable members to share with each other information and views on ethical, social responsibility and corporate governance matters relating to investment.
ECCR is an ecumenical organisation and it includes within its membership representatives of many mainstream Christian denominations, corporate agencies of the churches, religious communities and orders, and many interested individuals.
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is a forum for collaboration between pension funds and other institutional investors on issues related to climate change.
National Ethical Investment Week is a co-operative campaign involving Charities, Trusts, Financial Organisations, Faith Groups, NGOS and Community Groups, that serves to promote ethical and sustainable investment options. In 2010 the week will run from 7-13 November and its general principles have been endorsed by the CIG.