Alpha Asset Management A.E.D.A.K. was included, in December 2018, in the UNsupported international Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI), the
top network for the promotion of responsible investment.
The PRI initiative counts more than 2,200 members, including fund managers and
asset owners, who are committed to the implementation of the six Principles for
the promotion of responsible investment, established in 2006. Specifically, they are
committed to the incorporation of environmental, social and corporate governance
(ESG) issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes as well as
ownership policies and practices, to monitoring investments in terms of ESG issues
and promoting these issues within the investment industry, to working together with
other institutions and networks for the implementation of the Principles and producing
annual reports about their implementation.
This new initiative by Alpha Asset Management A.E.D.A.K. reinforces the Alpha
Bank Group’s corporate responsibility policy and supports the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals, which were set by the United Nations General Assembly in
2015 so that they can be achieved by 2030. The incorporation of criteria related to
ESG issues in investment management has become increasingly important for asset
management firms and regulatory authorities globally, together with broader
sustainability issues.