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Title:Mission
Date of publishing:September 20, 2011
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Language:English
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Mission

Forum ETHIBEL aims for a society which respects the balance between economic progress, social fairness and attention for the environment.

We want to achieve this objective:

  • by developing instruments and methodologies with regard to socially responsible investing (SRI)
  • by stimulating companies and organisation in their policy on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
  • by entering into a dialogue with all parties involved (companies, NGOs, governments, investors, financial institutions and trade unions) to reach socially accepted criteria with regard to CSR and SRI.

In order to achieve this mission, we are inspired by 5 key values:

  1. Accountability
    We take full responsibility for our positions and we communicate them with complete transparency.
    This is also demonstrated by the fact that we communicate about every change in the Investment Register.
     
  2. Independence
    We maintain our freedom of speech and prevent conflicts of interest, whatever the circum- stances.We will not accept any external pressure to adapt our positions or accept any funding that would undermine our independence.
     
  3. Integrity
    Our internal and external relationships are based on trust and fairness.We strive to take the contributions of stakeholders into account to the greatest possible extent.
     
  4. Participation
    We involve relevant stakeholders whenever possible, thus ensuring our approach and criteria are continuously tested against the latest developments in the different domains (corporate life, people and environment). In addition, we are an outspoken network organisation, which develops products and services in close cooperation with the right partners.
     
  5. Quality
    We are committed to providing the highest quality service possible.This quality can be guaranteed by positioning ourselves as a network organisation with a strong social involvement and by allowing external controls.

 

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