Responsible Investment outperforms over the short and long term, reports Benchmark survey 23 November 2009 Responsible Investment* outperforms over the short and long term, the just-released 2009 Responsible Investment Benchmark survey has reported. This survey is commissioned annually by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. The 2009 survey notes that Responsible Investment has outperformed in Australian Shares, International Shares and Balanced Growth Funds over both one year and seven years, and across International Shares and Balanced Growth Funds over one, three, five and seven years. The Report also indicates that managed Responsible Investment portfolios fell three per cent less than mainstream portfolios over the past year, and that Community Finance continues to increase, growing by 14 per cent. The Australian Trade Commission – Austrade – is a sponsor of the Responsible Investment Report through its Partnership program. Gary Johnston, Austrade’s Global Manager for Financial Services said that Austrade is pleased to support the development of opportunities in this sector and that “Responsible Investment reflects a growing area of industry interest and expertise.” *Responsible Investment is an umbrella term to describe an investment process which takes environmental, social, governance or ethical considerations into account.
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