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Social Responsibility Investing, Sustainable Investing, Green InvestingThere 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.
News & UpdatesJanuary 4, 2019 Teaching the Value of Doing Good While Doing Well
Source: UMass, Lowell
LOWELL, Mass. – Ethical dilemmas in the professional world can crop up at any time in any field, from nursing to computer science, accounting to engineering. December 21, 2018 Invest With Your Conscience: 5 Great Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Source: Earth911
Many of us are aware that how we spend our money impacts the world. In fact, consumer choices have even been called voting with our dollars. Just as spending money shapes the world around us, so does how we invest money. December 20, 2018 “Impact investment” funds advertise great returns and social impacts. They aren’t delivering.Source: Vox“Impact investing” is built on a simple idea: If you’re going to invest your money, you’ll want to invest it in companies that are doing work that you believe in. Easier access to capital lets companies do more — expand into new... Research & InsightsMay 14, 2018 Millennial 401(k)s: a peek inside their "socially responsible" investments
Source: USA Today
Millennials do many things differently from Mom and Dad: They prefer flexible work schedules to the 9-to-5 grind, and they line up dates on their smartphones March 20, 2018 FLASH REPORT: 85% of S&P 500 Index® Companies Publish Sustainability Reports in 2017
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
G&A Institute has analyzed index companies’ sustainability reporting activities since 2011. Our research over the past seven years shows that corporate reporting on sustainability -- including environmental, social and governance...[more] July 18, 2017 RESEARCH RESULTS: Using The GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework Improves The Quality of ESG Disclosures - Joint Research From G&A Institute and Baruch College Shows
Source: Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.
But Now That Most Companies Are Publishing Sustainability Reports the Question Arises: What is the Quality of the Content of These Reports? To explore the answers, G&A teamed with The CSR-Sustainability Monitor® (CSR-S Monitor)...[more] Commentary & OpinionDecember 21, 2018 Invest With Your Conscience: 5 Great Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Source: Earth911
Many of us are aware that how we spend our money impacts the world. In fact, consumer choices have even been called voting with our dollars. Just as spending money shapes the world around us, so does how we invest money. December 18, 2018 How Socially Responsible Investing Lost Its Soul
Source: Bloomberg L.P.
Take the $1.2 billion iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF. It promises “exposure to socially ... Oppenheimer says the companies garner above-average ESG scores, based on third-party research that specializes in sustainability... November 28, 2018 The key reasons why investors are not yet sold on SRI
Source: Citywire
Mistrust over greenwashing is the biggest deterrent to SRI strategies and concerns are growing year-on-year, according to the Eurosif 2018 study. The report, which assessed SRI trends over the past two years in 12 European... |
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