Jones, Joanne2013-09-092013-04-302013-09-092013-04-2520122013-02-23Kodiseng, N 2012, Integration of non-financial information in investment decision making by institutional investors, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-120956/ >F13/4/187/zwhttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/31558Dissertation (MBA (Business Administration))--University of Pretoria, 2012.There has been a steady rise in demand for business to be transparent about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, and their social impact in the economies they operate in. This has given rise to an emerging trend worldwide in the investor community that has been met with and increasing uptake of “sustainability reporting”. The aim of this exploratory study is to review the growing demand for non-financial information by investors and its use in the investment decision – making process of institutional investors.Structured interviews were conducted with eight South African institutional investors and the results were analysed using a data mapping technique and content analysis.Structured interviews were conducted with eight South African institutional investors and the results were analysed using a data mapping technique and content analysis.en© 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDInvestment decision makingNon-financial informationInstitutional investorDissertationhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-120956/