For the second year, on 8 November, the Italian SRI Awards were assigned to five categories of SRI (socially responsible investing) funds distributed in Italy and to a SRI ETF. The award recognizes the highest level achieved by the product by combination of the parameters of responsibility and performance. The winners are:
• Raiffeisen Sustainable Equity (“Equity Funds” category)
• Parvest Global Environment (“Thematic Funds” category)
• Raiffeisen Balanced Sustainable (“Balanced and flexible Funds” category)
• Candriam Sustainable Euro Corporate Bonds (category "Corporate Bond Funds")
• Parvest Sustainable Bond Euro (category "Government Bond Funds")
• Ubs Etf (LU) Msci Emu Socially Responsible (“Etf” category)
This year the award for the best management company operating in Italy was introduced, elaborated by ETicaNews on the basis of the average results of the products obtained in the previous awards. The award for the best management company Sri goes to:
• RobecoSAM (category "Management Company")
The Awards were communicated during a ceremony at the end of the third edition of the SRI Exhibition. The show is organized by ETicaNews with Forum for sustainable finance, Anasf, Efpa and Aipb.
