What are Investor Coalitions Doing on Financial Regulatory Reform?
In early 2013, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) undertook a rapid review of the investor coalitions addressing sustainability and environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) in the financial sector.
In particular, we were interested in the content of work programs and outreach strategies of these initiatives, and whether these include activities that seek to examine, discuss or influence financial reform. Twenty investor networks were covered in this review.
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