Summary
The Responsible Investment Charter sets out the Bank's vision of sustainability and includes the principles and the reference criteria underlying the sustainable management of its financial investments; it also outlines the precise commitments through which it intends to make its work on a sustainable model for economic growth more concrete. The Charter applies to those financial assets managed under the Bank's own responsibility, namely its financial portfolio and foreign exchange reserves investments. It does not apply to monetary policy portfolios, however, as they are managed by the Eurosystem. The principles and criteria set out in the Charter will guide the integration of sustainability assessments with financial ones; furthermore, the Bank seeks to use the Charter to foster greater awareness of these issues in the financial community with the goal of stimulating firms to adopt forms of management that are mindful of the environment, society and the best corporate governance practices.