TY  - BOOK
ED  - Organisation for economic Co-operation and development
TI  - Environmental effects of international portfolio flows: working party on economic and environmental policy integration
U1  - 332.6 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Paris
PB  - Organisation for economic Co-operation and development
KW  -  Environmental economics -- OECD countries
KW  -  Environmental policy.
KW  - International business enterprises -- Environmental aspects.
N1  - THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF 
INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO 
Introduction 
Understanding portfolio flows 
Portfolio flows links to the envionment 
Trends in portfolio equity and dent flows 
Factors driving the globalosation of private capital 
How to account for growth of portfolio flows? 
Destinations, sources , and composition of portfolio flows 
Environmental dimensions of decisions made in the portfolio investment community 
The impact of environmental considerations on analysits of portfolio equity and debt 
The integration of environmental factors into decisions made by international commercial, investment, and multilateral development banks 
Environmental impacts of expanded portfolio flows 
Initial issuance of portfolio securities: potential for investments to contribute to improved environmental performance 
Trading in a well - functioning market: access to capital, growth and "engagement benefits"
Trading in a market in crisis: volatility , economic growth, reduced consumption, government responses, and institutional reform
Conclusions on the environmental effects of portfolio flows 
Integrating portfolio investment practices and environmental goals
Conclusion: Recommendations for action by government and other parties engaged in portfolio 
investment 
Governments as regulators and issuers 
The investors community, including analysts and rating agencies
International financial institutions
ER  -