Set up in 2001, Novethic is an affiliate of the Caisse des Dépôts. It is both a medium for sustainable development and a research centre for Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) As such it offers an internet site, professional publications and studies to the general public. In 2009, it launched an SRI label and regularly organises conferences to mark the publication of its studies.