EIRIS / UKSIF Charity Project
Established in 2004, the Charity Project promotes awareness of ethical and socially responsible investment amongst charities and their trustees and assists them in developing and implementing a responsible investment approach. It does this through education, research and also through the provision of resources

The Responsible Investment Approaches of Common Investment Funds (CIFs)

This guide helps charities understand the underlying approaches of CIFs and how their fund managers address social, environmental and ethical issues through the investment process. The guide also briefly looks at Responsible Investment options available to charities through investing in other pooled funds.

Responsible Investment Approaches to Non-Equity Investments: An introduction for charity trustees

This guide provides an introduction to the growing range of Responsible Investment opportunities for charities. It describes Responsible Investment issues, approaches and options in asset classes such as property, private equity, bonds, cash deposits and hedge funds.

Investing Responsibly: A practical introduction for charity trustees

Produced in collaboration with NCVO, this toolkit provides charity staff and trustees with a general introduction to issues of responsible investment and includes a step-by-step guide to developing a responsible investment approach.

The Charity Project is a joint initiative between EIRIS and the UK Social Investment Forum.

To find out more about the work of the Charity Project please contact Sam Collin on 020 7840 5738 or email sam.collin@eiris.org