ILO on socially responsible investment

Julien Goy and Helmut Schwarzer, from the ILO, have published this paper on “Socially responsible investment, decent work and pension funds: Concepts and international experiences”.

Social security funds have become significant players in financial markets, and sometimes can hold shares and bonds of private and public corporations that make them eligible to have a voice, seats in the board and sometimes even a controlling interest. To make those investments compatible with the goals of the decent work agenda and the social security views has consequently become part of the goals of fund managers and regulators.