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SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING

More and more people are looking to socially responsible investing, which is an investment strategy that seeks to maximize both financial return and social good. Currently some $250 billion in assets are invested in mutual funds that screen for various socially responsible criteria. This topic tracks the trends in socially responsible investing.

Socially Responsible Investing is part of Business Exchange, suggested by James Ledbetter. This topic contains 534 news and 179 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Socially Responsible Investing. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Socially Responsible Investing from like-minded professionals.

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The Positive Returns and Social Dividends Portfoliomore

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Its not true New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton is opposed to any and all foreign investment, as Stephen Harper...

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the shareholders).�� Recently, there have been a number of studies evaluating and championing the performance of...

Wealth Matters: Changing Definitions of ���Green��� Alter Investment S...more

what constitutes good for the environment is a matter of debate. DEFINITIONS First, the terms sustainable, green and...

'Green' Grows on Businesses���and Investorsmore

of time before the nation���s lawmakers begin to address climate change, have a growing number of green investment...

Does socially responsible investing help?more

Socially responsible investing leads to sustainable business practices. Shareholder advocacy is one of the central...

Socially Responsible Investing: The 10% Solutionmore

S. Levick and Charlie Slack: A decade or two ago, it was relatively easy for CEOs to marginalize "socially...

Wen assures Turkish businessmen of growing trademore

- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao assured Turkish businessmen Saturday that China was committed to developing closer trade...

NSW govt to review Murray draft planmore

be advocating for a continued balance between economic and environmental needs, he said in a statement.

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to protect the millions of kids suffering from life threatening peanut allergies." As Mr. Mahon stated, "When...

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"The report will also send a very clear and important signal to other countries that wind is a sustainable source...

BP v. socially responsible investingmore

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The Value Of Investing In Virtue And Vicemore

In recent years it has become a common investing practice for individuals to look beyond a company's balance sheet to...

Market economy status yet to comemore

governments to put a brake on it," said Dewit. But he said he believes the increasing mutual investment and...

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MBAs aren't only for consultants and i-bankers, but also social capitalists.

DOMTAR ANNOUNCES SALE OF ITS WOODLAND, MAINE MARKET PULP MILLmore

mill, hydro electric assets and related assets, located in Baileyville, Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, to...

Fed Thrift Plan To Add SRI Optionmore

Federal Thrift Savings Plan Washington will add a socially responsible investment option to the defined contribution...

Webair`s "WE CARE" Initiative Leads the Way in Eco-Friendly ...more

community outreach and global support services for underprivileged and underserved communities worldwide while serving...

Barrick Gold to Deploy inthinc Driving Safety System Worldwidemore

world's best gold company by finding, acquiring, developing and producing quality reserves in a safe, profitable and...

Sustainable Investing Doesn't Mean You Have To Lose Moneymore

Even though you can consider them part of your philanthropic efforts, socially responsible investments are often...

China to ease restrictions on foreign investmentmore

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is currently in the process of revising its foreign investment catalog to expand the number...

UPDATE 1-FTSE cites "human rights" concerns at DuPont, UPSmore

* Index widely used by socially responsible funds * Few specifics given on supposed problems (Adds DuPont response) By...

Socially responsible funds attract investors with active consciencesmore

money on investments. They also want their portfolio to reflect their values. A growing number are flocking to socially...

Nordic Countries Excel In Socially Responsible Investingmore

Keywords: socially responsible investing, Ethical Investment, Sweden, Scandinavia. Though the line between ethical and...

Money & Morality: Ethical Investingmore

James Their, executive director of Australian Ethical Investment, shares ways to invest while being socially...

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