There is much talk about “excellence” in France. By placing it in a time frame, light is shed on this key word in French organizations. Questions are raised about the apparent obviousness of this concept. What does excellence mean? This word has undergone changes — even reversals — that have broken with its initial meaning and turned it into an oxymoron, namely “excellence for everyone”.
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.