South Korea gets new SRI fund

The South Korean company Nonghyup CA Asset Management has set up a new socially responsible investment vehicle - the Nonghyup CA New Honours SRI Fund. The rating information will be provided by Eco-Frontier, a sustainability consultancy in Korea, using the methodology of its partner company Innovest.

Eco-Frontier has provided companies, financial institutions, local authorities, the government and international institutions with investment advice, an information service, business development, brokerage, information technology solutions and research.