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ASN Bank: Special Investment Criteria
ASN Bank does not believe it is possible to draw up a comprehensive list of ethical and sustainable
criteria, which investments have to meet. As well as specific criteria, which yield a factual and
quantitative assessment as part of the analysis, a qualitative judgement will also always be made in
relation to ethics and whether a contribution is made towards sustainable development.
ASN Bank Issue Paper on Human Rights
This issue paper describes the Special Investment Criteria in the area of human rights which ASN Bank applies in the selection of its investments.
ASN Bank Issue Paper on Climate
The ASN Bank Issue Paper on Climate describes the way ASN Bank uses its special investment criteria in relation to climate.
Mobile Phone Production in China
One of every two mobile phones is manufactured in China. In 2008 makeITfair published a report about factories supplying the big brand name companies with components for their mobile phones. This follow-up re-examines two of the factories where workers took to the streets in 2007 protesting against unacceptable and illegal working conditions. Since then a new owner, who took over the plants in 2008, has invested and made efforts to set up management systems and to improve conditions at the sites.
E-Waste
In the past two years the often illegal export of waste from electric and electronic equipment (‘e-waste’) to developing countries has received considerable attention. Partly thanks to agenda-setting efforts of NGOs like Greenpeace and the Basel Action Network, concern has arisen regarding the hazardous environmental and health effects of irresponsible disposal and recycling of these wastes at Asian and African destinations (e.g. China, Nigeria, Ghana).
