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Socially Responsible, Sustainable & Green Investing

There is a sizable and fast-growing number of "socially responsible" or "socially-minded" investors -- individual and institutional " that, according to the Social Investment Forum (SIF) now represents more than $2.3 trillion in corporate equity investments (estimated in 2003).  That's roughly $1 in $9 invested in the stock market today in the United States.  The Forum reported in 2005 that "social investing" grew at a faster rate than all other investing trends in 2005, with three primary styles being applied to portfolio management:  (1) stock screening, (2) shareholder advocacy, and (3) community investing.

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News & Updates

July 23, 2008
American Express Announces The Start Of Members Project(R) Calling For Project Ideas That Will Make A Positive Impact


By: American Express

New Survey Results Show Americans' Belief in the Power of Ideas and the Desire to Make a Difference


July 23, 2008
U.S. Conference of Mayors Joins Capital Markets Partnership (CMP) Sustainable Investment Initiative

By: The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability

The Initiative's Sustainable Investment Underwriting Standards will be finalized by CMP on July 22 for Public Release.


July 23, 2008
Center for Resource Solutions Supports Al Gore’s 100% Renewable Energy Goal


By: Center for Resource Solutions

CRS supports former–Vice President Al Gore’s goal to move 100% of electricity generation capacity to renewables in the next decade, cites economic, social, environmental benefits


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Research & Insights

July 18, 2008
The KLD Global Climate 100 Index Marks Three Year Anniversary

By: KLD

The First Climate Change-focused Index Returns 53% since Launch


July 8, 2008
Arthur D. Little: Meeting the Automotive Co2 Challenge: a Case Study from the Automotive Sector

By: Arthur D. Little

The First in a Series of “Carbon Insight” Papers, Arthur D. Little Proposes a Proactive Strategy for OEMS to Limit the Potentially Negative Implications of the Carbon Discussion


July 2, 2008
Linking Institutional Investors To Communities

By: Anna Steiger

Community Banking, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston


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Commentary & Opinion

July 14, 2008
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Should Ethical Investors Dip Into Water Stocks?

By: Christian Science Monitor

 

Just as the world may be peaking in oil production, experts are warning of "peak water" - looming water shortages that many see as an investment opportunity. But profiting from water can be ethically tricky. The Monitor's...


June 28, 2008
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Can Responsible Investing Change The World?

By: The Jerusalem Post
Asher Meir

Copyright 2008 The Jerusalem Post


June 24, 2008
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Socially Responsible Investing Pays Off

By: Business Day (South Africa)
Loyiso Sibali

 

Socially responsible investing pays off

JSE's SRI index steals march on the more-established all share, with strong returns for investors

FOR the first time since the JSE's socially responsible investment (SRI) index was...


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