French fund tests SRI performance

France's €28bn ($36bn) state pensions reserve fund is putting its faith in socially responsible investment with a €600m investment.

Antoine de Salins, a board member of the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, said the debate over potential outperformance from SRI – a key factor if it is to be adopted by institutional investors – had to be proved.

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