Enersens makes super-insulators from silica aerogel, a technique that, it is worth pointing out, stems from research conducted jointly with Mines ParisTech. This company made the choice for partnership research in order to increase its capacity for innovation and play a leading role in high-performance materials, a field with stiff international competition.
This article focusesoncurrent and futureanalysis teamsSocially Responsible Investment (SRI) ofasset managementin France.Theaim of this paperis to investigatea possibleconvergence betweentraditionalasset managementandSRI management, in particular througha detailed studyof the tasks performedby these teamsand theirposition in theManagement Industryassets.The resultsof a survey conductedin France in 2009with keyplayers in the fieldare presented.These results suggestaconvergencetaking place betweenSRI andconventional management(mainstream), although itstill seemsto be agreat heterogeneityof practicesreflectinga transitionin a fieldstill veryfragmented.