CAER is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation. We assist investors seeking to apply environmental, social and governance criteria to their Australian and international investments. CAER was established in 2000, and with our UK partners EIRIS we are able to provide consistent sustainability data on almost 3,000 of the world’s leading companies.
June 2009: CAER UN PRI webinar presentation on Corporate response to indigenous rights’ risks.
Corporate response to indigenous rights’ risks: An EIRIS/CAER Review (144KB).
Norwest Mutual Funds & The Ethical Funds Company presentation - Indigenous rights & Investors: A Canadian perspective.
Indigenous Rights & Investors: A Canadian Perspective (61KB).
November 2008: CAER CEO Duncan Paterson demonstrates the new PRI toolkit to help signatories implement the PRI. The toolkit focuses on the first 3 PRI principles which centre on incorporating ESG and governance issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes; engaging with companies and encouraging better corporate disclosure of ESG issues. Duncan will be in person in Sydney at GS. (See article below for full details of Toolkit)
Click Here to view the presentation. Right-click and select "Save As" to download presentation (34mb).
For more information on the EIRIS UN PRI Toolkit, please call Duncan Paterson on +61 2 6201 1900
Click Here to find out more about how CAER can help align your company with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
Press Release 28 July 2008: Global study highlights investors' role in tackling Climate Change - EIRIS and CAER research highlights climate change risks and
opportunities - Tables and Data for Australian Companies
CAER's Vision
“Material documenting ethical dimensions of corporate behaviour will be widely available and used in investment decision making in Australia.”
CAER's Mission
Short form:
“To provide tailored, independent, quality research services.”
Long Form:
“CAER's mission is to raise the level of awareness of ethical investment in Australia through providing tailored, independent, quality research services to individuals, organisations and fund managers so as to enable them to make informed investment decisions."
CAER's Aim
CAER will seek to:
- nurture staff participation in the ownership and control of the workplace;
- maintain an exemplary standard of service;
- ameliorate and continually improve wasteful or polluting practices in our own operations;
- encourage, care for and provide educational and workplace opportunity for fellow workers, respecting individual needs and aspirations;
- ensure research is comprehensive, transparent and readily understood;
- generate and disseminate information regarding standards of corporate behaviour as well as engage in dialogue with the corporate sector.
DISCLAIMER: "Please note CAER does not provide any financial services. It undertakes research on the ethical merits of corporate behaviour. CAER does not undertake research for retail investors."
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