Partner & Supporter
Partner
yourSRI has established global partnerships with selected service and data providers to offer the next generation of ESG Services. By offering independent, comprehensive and customized reporting solutions, we do complement our partners and create added value. This combined expertise and leverage forms the basis for our jointly integrated approach and allows clients to perform an in-depth comparison of investment products.
Together with our partners, we endeavour to promote and raise awareness concerning trends and issues in the field of sustainable investing, aiming for greater transparency, comparability and measurability.
CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with institutional investors with assets of US$100 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, is a founding member of the We Mean Business Coalition.
ISS, founded in 1985 as Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., the world’s leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment (RI) solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds, and asset service providers. ISS’ solutions include: objective governance research and recommendations; RI data, analytics, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management (provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC); and reliable global governance data and modelling tools.
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools. To the company's flagship products belong for example the MSCI indices with approximately USD 9 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a worldwide basis. MSCI ESG Research is a leading source of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, screening and compliance tools to advisers, managers and asset owners worldwide. Its products and services are used by investors to integrate ESG factors into their investment processes. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with research and commercial offices around the world.
Thomson Reuter/Lipper: In an industry growing increasingly complex, Lipper stands out as the preeminent provider of independent research, global collective investment content and evaluation of tools that enable investors and financial professionals to understand and communicate the value of investment products. Lipper offers premium quality data, fund ratings, analytical tools and global commentary through specialized product offerings. Lipper is a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Thomson Reuters combines industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. Supported by the resources and knowledge of Thomson Reuters, Lipper provides unparalleled expertise and insight to the funds industry.
Supporter
We would also like to warmly thank our country supporters. yourSRI endeavours to promote market transparency and contributes significantly to a sustainable social, ecological and economical development. And this vision is shared by our supporters:
T. Rowe Price
Founded in 1937 by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr., T. Rowe Price is an independent investment management firm solely focused on providing investment management and long-term results for our clients.
A global firm, operating in 49 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, managing over 1’124 Mrd CHF¹ in assets across a full range of investment strategies.
We employ over 7’200 people worldwide, including 645 investment professionals and 83 portfolio managers.
Our significant organisational and financial stability (no long-term debt, significant liquid assets and shareholder equity) and experience through all types of market conditions contribute to a proven business strategy designed to produce strong performance for the long-term.
Our head office is based in Baltimore, USA. Additional investment centers are in London and Hong Kong.
¹The combined assets under management of the T. Rowe Price group of companies in USD and converted to CHF using an exchange rate determined by an independent third party. The T. Rowe Price group of companies includes T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Ltd, T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited, T. Rowe Price Singapore Private Ltd., and T. Rowe Price (Canada), Inc. All figures above are as of 30 September 2019 unless otherwise stated.
Overview of the Deka Group
DekaBank is the Wertpapierhaus of the German savings banks and, together with its subsidiaries, forms the Deka Group. With total customer assets totalling approximately € 276 billion as at december 2018 and around four and a half million managed securities accounts, the Deka Group ranks among Germany’s major securities service providers. It ensures access to a wide range of investment products and services for retail and institutional investors.
The Deka Group works closely with German Sparkasse savings banks as its exclusive distributors for a broad range of investment instruments designed for retail and institutional investors – from basic products for structured investments all the way to custom-tailored solutions and services for implementing individual investment strategies in different market scenarios. In addition to the close cooperation in distribution, DekaBank’s strong ties to the world’s largest financial alliance, the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, are also shown by its shareholder structure: the German Sparkasse savings banks are the sole shareholders of DekaBank. DekaBank's roots date back to the year 1918, when Deutsche Girozentrale (DGZ) was founded. Deka as an investment company was founded in 1956; DGZ and Deka joined forces to create DekaBank in 1999.