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 The Institute for Responsible Investment (IRI) provides a platform for dialogue on fundamental theories and practices underlying responsible investment and corporate citizenship. Our work is designed to expand the scope of responsible investment through research and network-building that identifies cutting issues, and catalyzes growth in emerging fields. The Institute for Responsible Investment is a project of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and is made possible through the generous support of the Brooks Family Foundation.
The IRI is the home of the More for Mission Campaign Resource Center which provides informational resources to foundations looking to take up mission investing. The IRI also focuses on responsible property investing and created the Responsible Property Investing Center as a way to bring together leading real estate practitioners to discuss approaches to creating economic, social, and environmental value through real estate investments.
Current projects include research around the evolving industry of Responsible Investment Consultanting. In April 2009, the IRI hosting a meeting to discuss the state of this field and wrote a summary report of the meeting. Research on this topic is ongoing.
In 2008, the IRI conducted an indepth study on the purpose and use of Corporate Social Responsibility Reports. The Value of Social Reporting (overview report) and the seven accompanying case studies (found on Publications page) focus not on the social reports themselves, but rather on the process and outcomes of reporting: how companies prepare the reports, the effects of reporting on management practices, the changes companies expect to make in the future, and the lessons they have learned along the way. The researchers’ goal was to find whether and how companies found value in the reporting process, and whether and how their reports create value for internal and external readers. This work was inspired by previous IRI research on Non-Financial Corporate Disclosures
The IRI has published several other pieces including the Handbook for Climate-Related Investing Across Asset Classes which is a follow up to the IRI's Handbook on Responsible Investment Across Asset Classes.
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