Member Principles

UKSIF is the membership association for sustainable and responsible financial services. We promote responsible investment and other forms of finance that support sustainable economic development, enhance quality of life and safeguard the environment. We also seek to ensure that individual and institutional investors can reflect their values in their investments. UKSIF is not an accreditation organisation. We accept new members after due consideration and on the basis that the applicant is acting in good faith and will subscribe to and act upon the statement of principles below.

Statement of Principles

By joining UKSIF, members subscribe to the following statement of principles:

• Members agree to support the work of and to disseminate information about UKSIF and the work of its members.

• Members commit to assist, either individually or with other UKSIF members, in improving the public’s understanding of sustainable and responsible finance in supporting the theory and practice of sustainable and responsible finance.

• Members strive to act with a high degree of personal integrity, maintaining honorable relationships with colleagues, clients and all those who rely on the member’s professional judgement and skills.

• Members agree to support and contribute to greater industry transparency and believe in its role as a driver for a more fair, inclusive and sustainable financial system.

• Members seek continually to maintain and improve the knowledge, skills and competence relevant to their profession and be diligent in the performance of their occupational duties.

• Members make an affirmative commitment to apply honest, thorough and diligent methods of research and evaluation.

• Members should obey the laws and regulations relevant to their profession and should avoid any conduct or activity that would cause unjust harm to others.

• Members should use their membership in a manner consistent with the .

UKSIF has the right to engage with members on matters of concern to it, and reserves the right to terminate membership with no reimbursement of fee if a member breaches or is thought to have breached these principles or to have brought UKSIF’s reputation, or that of its members, into disrepute.