Historically, and since the beginning of its involvement in SRI, Groupama Asset Management has been committed to discussion and debate on the international scene and contributes actively to the professionalization, development and promotion of SRI in the financial sector.
As of 2002, Groupama Asset Management has played an active part in the United Nations’ Environmental Programme, contributing to the work of the Asset Management Working Group (AMWG of the UNEP FI).
Groupama Asset Management is also one of the leading asset managers to have adhered to the Principles for Responsible Investment, or PRI (*) [ http://www.unpri.org/].
Groupama AM is also a member of several professional associations and participates in market dialogue and debate in a number of forums and multidisciplinary working groups focusing on ESG, CSR, SRI and Sustainable Development.
- Member of the SRI commission of Paris Europlace
- Member of the SRI Commission of the AFG (French Asset Management Association) and Presidency of the AFG’s SRI Chair “Sustainable Finance & Responsible Investment” (FDIR – “Finance Durable & Investissement Responsable”)
- Vice Presidency of the Forum for Responsible Investment(FIR – “Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable”)
- Member of the EUROSIF (European Sustainable Investment Forum)
- Member of the ORSE (Observatoire sur la Responsabilité Sociétale d’Entreprise – French watchdog for Corporate Social Responsibility) and member of the Finance Club of the ORSE
- Participation in the SFAF’s SRI seminar (French Society of Financial Analysts)
- Contribution to discussion and debate led by institutional investors such as the FRR (Fonds de Réserve des Retraites – original French financial instrument created to serve the pension system), for the integration of the ESG criteria into Private Equity asset management (SME/SMI)