By: USA TODAY
Linda M. Castellitto
In perhaps the biggest marketing coup since DeBeers convinced consumers that diamonds are the must-have gemstone for lovebirds, beverage companies have transformed water from a free, simple thirst-quencher into a colossal...
By: The Economist
Some scientists think climate change needs more radical approach. As well as trying to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, they have plans to re-engineer the Earth
THERE is a branch of science fiction that looks at the Earth?s...
By: The Washington Times
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
In her Aug. 24 Op-Ed column, "Hidden slush fund," Michelle Malkin takes a predictably partisan view of an innovative new public policy idea that has attracted support from Democrats, Republicans and leading CEOs who eschew...
By: Christian Science Monitor
G. Jeffrey MacDonald Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
When skyrocketing food prices triggered riots in more than a dozen countries from Haiti to Egypt earlier this year, investors committed to pursuing social justice weren't sure what to do.
"It's hard to figure out who to blame...
By: Christian Science Monitor
Gene Callahan
Fair-trade coffee is everywhere. Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts - even Wal-Mart - proudly feature beans they bought at a higher, "fair" price that pays growers a living wage. You get good coffee. Farmers get out of poverty....
By: Trucost
Rising oil prices have led to a boom in investment in the oil sands industry, which is 3-4 times more carbon intensive than conventional oil production. Despite Canadian regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions at oil sand...
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...
By: The Jerusalem Post
Asher Meir
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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...
By: CFA Institute
A growing number of people are extending their social consciousness beyond driving hybrid vehicles or drinking fair trade coffee to pursuing a socially responsible investment strategy that reflects their values and core beliefs.
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