CAER's Research Partners
CAER is part of the EIRIS Global Network, a worldwide network of ESG research providers which utilise the EIRIS research methodology. The network is comprised of the following research providers:
EIRIS (UK) www.eiris.org
EIRIS in independent not-for-profit organisation based in the UK, specialising in the provision of ESG research services and has over 25 years of responsible investment experience.
Fundacion Ecologia y Desarrollo (EcoDes) (Spain) www.ecodes.org
An established Spanish non governmental organisation in the field of environment and development, EcoDes branched out into ethical investment research in 1997. The research function was originally established to supply data to an environmental fund set up by EcoDes, but has now expanded to provide data on Spanish companies to EIRIS and other research partners. EcoDes have matched their strong environmental research skills with an expansion into social and economic research.
Imug – Institut fur Markt-Umwelt-Gesellschaft (Germany) www.ethisches-investment.de
Imug – in English ‘Institute for Market, Environment and Society’ – was set up in 1992 primarily as an environmental research body. It soon branched out into producing ethical shopping guides for consumers, ethical investment research for green and ethical funds, and producing reports on corporate environmental and social performance for NGOs, government and others. Its staff of 20 provide both consultancy and corporate performance research. Imug supplies EIRIS with data on German and Austrian companies.
EthiFinance (formerly Observatoire de L'Ethique) (France) www.ethifinance.com
EthiFinance is the new name for the French research group with whom EIRIS signed an agreement in 2002. Founded in 1993 the group aims to promote ethics and sustainability amongst French companies.
Greeneye (Israel) www.greeneye.co.il
Greeneye is the primary provider of independent research into the social, environmental and ethical performance of companies in Israel. Greeneye advises the financial sector on assimilating environmentally considerate thinking and incorporating environmental criteria into decision making on investment, finance and insurance issues. Greeneye is EIRIS' research partner in Israel and is the environmental advisor to the Maala CSR Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Index.
KOCSR (Korea CSR Research Services) (Korea) www.ko-csr.com
KOCSR is a provider of corporate responsibility research on Korean companies and is partially owned by CCSR. KOCSR researches Korean companies for EIRIS.
Economistas sin Fronteras (Spain) www.ecosfron.org
Economistas sin Fronteras is a sales partner providing EIRIS with products and services for Spanish investors.
