Socially Responsible Investing

At Desjardins, we believe that your investment goals can include making money and staying true to your values. Desjardins, a pioneer in socially responsible investing (SRI), today offers a full line of investment solutions featuring stocks from companies that demonstrate, through their business practices, that they have a sense of social responsibility and are concerned about the environment.

Companies that wish to be considered for Desjardins SRI funds must go through a double verification process in which their financial and non-financial criteria are analyzed.

At Desjardins Funds, SRI is also an active form of investing. Our Corporate Engagement Program, designed and managed by NEI Investments, is designed to influence corporate policies by encouraging companies to adopt best practices with regard to the environment and communities.

Stay true to your values - without giving up returns

With our socially responsible investment strategies, you can invest in stocks from established corporations and support companies that base their core strategies on sustainable development. So your money will be working on two fronts: in your portfolio, and for the planet.

SRI at Desjardins Funds bases its ethical investing approach on four primary strategies:

- Exclusion screening - Inclusion screening (ESG) - Shareholder engagement - Collaboration

We exclude companies whose revenue comes from the nuclear, tobacco, or arms industries right from the start. For more information…   When selecting SRI companies, we analyze environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices as well as financial criteria. For more information…   As stock owners, we’re able to ask companies to improve their practices. For more information…   We help further SRI by cooperating with other responsible investors in national and international organizations. For more information…

Socially responsible solutions from Desjardins Funds, turnkey or individual

Desjardins Funds has a full range of socially responsible investments to suit your investor profile:

• SocieTerra Portfolios, a turnkey investment solution devoted to soundly managed corporations that are concerned about the environment
• The Desjardins Environment Fund
• Plus an à la carte selection of responsible funds managed by our partner, NEI Investments.

Are you a socially responsible investor? Take our quiz and find out!