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CAER provides data on a broad range of indicators
- Corporate governance
- Pollution convictions
- Community relations
- Promotional/advertising policies
- Waste management philosophy
- Participation in the nuclear fuel cycle
- Environmental reporting
- Corporate giving
- Occupational health and safety
- Operations in repressive regimes
- Production/use of non-renewable resources
- Development of green technologies
Clients use CAER data as part of a range of ethical investment
strategies
- Positive/negative screens
- Ratings/rankings/best-of-sector
- Corporate engagement
In
addition to data on Australian companies CAER allows clients to apply a
consistent strategy to their whole portfolio, including domestic and
international investments through
- A well qualified research team
- International networking
- Independent, tailored research - not committed to any form of rating or screens
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Established client base, including some of the most respected Socially
Responsible Investment players in the Australian marketplace
- Reputation for unbiased independent research
Background to the CAER research methodology:
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Based on the Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) research
process, with a 15 year history of delivering objective data to clients
managing funds in excess of 500 billion pounds
- Independent of any ideology (ethics, sustainability, Triple Bottom Line)
- Focus on quantitative data driven approach
- Use of public and policy-based data obtained via direct company contact
- Public data - government sources, annual reports, community groups, media sources
- Surveys - targeted to specific issues, continually evolving to reflect changes in client demand
- Data recorded on systems to which clients apply their own interpretation
- Information checked with company groups annually and continually monitored for accuracy
- Clients drive the information selection process
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." |
