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Profile of ETHIBEL
ETHIBEL
is an independent consultancy agency for socially
responsible investments that advices banks and brokers
offering ethical savings accounts and investment funds. In
order to guarantee the quality of such financial products
on the Belgian and European markets, ETHIBEL has its own European
quality label. The criteria
for the social-ethical company screenings which shape the
characteristics of investment funds accredited with the ETHIBEL
label, cover all aspects of social corporate responsibility.
Currently, ETHIBEL is providing external verification to most
Belgian investment funds
with a social-ethical or ecological character. All funds of
the fourth generation carry the
ETHIBEL quality label. This means that these funds select
their shares or bonds exclusively from ETHIBEL's investment
register.
Apart from its work on the European collective quality label,
ETHIBEL regularly acts as an independent
control body to certify other socially profiled products
and also as an advisor for social and ethical screenings based
on the criteria of other organisations.
ETHIBEL creates a bridge between
the business and the financial world, the NGO sector and the
general public. With its direct access to companies and their
stakeholders , ETHIBEL
plays an important role in stimulating sustainable entrepreneurship.
Its active involvement in various national and international
networks, allows ETHIBEL to keep
track of the public debate about sustainable entrepreneurship
and socially responsible investing. Translating this business
and societal requirement into manageable criteria for financial
instruments and objective indicators for company screening
is both ETHIBEL's challenge and specialisation.
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