Sell-side brokers should be one of the principal beneficiaries of SRI-CONNECT’s Factor Four objective of achieving twice as much SRI activity in half the time. In particular, they are likely to use the following services from SRI-CONNECT:
Market Buzz & Research
- Publish and market their research directly to the global SRI market
- Or publish notifications (or summaries) of research (while keeping the research itself within their own password-protected databases)
- Receive news, research and reports from companies and from other research organisations – also notifications of discussions, events and blogs – all filtered to their own specific interests
- Search the SRI-CONNECT database for research and reports
Profiles, network & discussion
- Present their research capabilities to a global market of SRI investors
- Ensure that suppliers (companies, specialist research providers and others) have a clear understanding of their objectives, capabilities and needs
- Find and filter profiles to identify contacts at companies, analysts at clients and experts at other organisations
- Keep up-to-date with the shifting priorities and interests of their clients
- Arrange company-investor meetings and host other events for clients and potential clients
- Participate in discussion groups with clients and companies on sustainability issues and sectors
- Discuss industry developments with customers, peers and suppliers
- Build and manage their own SRI network via the groups, events and messaging functions
SRI Dynamics discussion papers
- Broken Brokers? – which evaluates what ‘sell-side’ brokers can contribute to SRI and on what terms a viable product offer could be rebuilt.
- Integrated analysis: approaching a tipping point – which reviews how sustainability issues are being used to identify additional sources of investment risk and opportunity within SRI and ‘mainstream’ investment
Registration and membership
- These special considerations govern the access of NGOs to SRI-Connect
- XXXXX - MT to write sth about how NGOs can use the site to develop their profile and track progress
Build profile, distribute research, share ideas
Sell-side brokers can:
- Use Market Buzz to raise the profile of their research and share their opinions with investors and analysts (About Market Buzz | Post research & reports)
- Use the Directory to highlight their organisational and individual capabilities and interests (About Directory | Update your organisation's profile | Update your personal profile)
- Advertise events (About Events | All events)
- Monitor the developing profile of their firm and research with sustainable investment industry
- Response to requests for research made via the Research Marketplace
Learn & interact
Sell-side brokers can:
- Receive research that matches their areas of focus (About Market Buzz | View the latest buzz)
- Learn about the dynamics of the sustainable investment industry (SRI Primer | Ecology of SRI | Trends & opinion)
- Join discussions (All Discussion Groups)
- Make connections & send messages
Other
... and like all members of the network, they can:
- Careers, skills & jobs: Employ others and develop their own skills & careers
- People & networks: Network with, follow and engage with others
Note
These special conditions govern the access of NGOs to SRI-Connect
