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The sdEffect™:
Translating Sustainable Development into Financial Valuation
Measures
A Pilot Analytical
Framework
Authored by Yachnin & Associates,
Sustainable Investment Group Ltd. and Corporate Knights Inc.
February 2006
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About The sdEffect™
The sdEffect™ is an initiative
aimed at advancing the integration of sustainable development (SD)
considerations into investment decision making. It focuses on further
isolating the effect of corporate SD practices on share price performance/company
valuations and expressing this effect - The sdEffect™ - in
financial language. In so doing, it helps demonstrate that SD, a
business aspect traditionally viewed as "soft" by the
financial community, can have a "hard," material and calculable
impact on share price and company value.
The initiative is a collaborative
effort that brings together diverse stakeholders to advance knowledge
and communication in the area of SD and valuation. For the latest
insights and participant information, please visit www.sdeffect.com
or email info@sdeffect.com.
About the Authors1
Yachnin
& Associates
Yachnin & Associates (Y&A)
is an Ottawa-based policy development and management consulting
group. Among the company's core areas of focus are sustainable development
and corporate social responsibility. Y&A is very active in helping
integrate considerations of SD into investment decision making and
promoting related dialogue.
Sustainable Investment
Group Ltd.
Founded in 1995, Sustainable Investment
Group (SIG) is a consulting firm that specializes in the area of
sustainable development and finance. Its major focus at present
is exploring the link between SD and the creation of shareholder
value. SIG's core competencies include the application of financial
analytics to SD-related aspects of business.
Corporate Knights
Inc.
Founded in 2002, Corporate Knights
Inc. (CK) is an independent Canadian-based media company that publishes
the world's largest circulation magazine focusing on corporate responsibility.
CK also publishes the annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada
as an insert in Canada's national Globe and Mail newspaper,
and the annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World,
announced each year at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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