Thematic Group:
Financial Institutions and Markets

Please see Seminars for details of research seminars arranged by the group from February 2011.

The Financial Institutions and Markets group of the School of Management and the Microfinance Society of the University of St Andrews were pleased to host:

Dr James Gifford, Executive Director of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative
"The Emergence of Responsible Investment and the Progress of the UN PRI Initiative"
6 May 2011

Dr Gifford has a PhD from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney on the effectiveness of shareholder engagement in improving corporate environmental, social and corporate governance performance. He was a member of the Global Reporting Initiative Working Group on environmental indicators for the finance sector. He has a background in IT and environmental protection. Dr Gifford has degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of Queensland, and a Master's of Environment Management from the University of New South Wales. He was named in 2010 by the World Economic Forum as one of the 200 Young Global Leaders.

James Gifford Poster - May 2011 (PDF, 114 KB)