Ethical Investment and Socially Responsible Investing guide for those interested in investing in Ethical funds with Green Money New and all the key Ethical Investment links. Now is the time to start investing ethically - for influence and returns
Ethical Investment Guide - for the best sites covering socially responsible investment, ethical financial advice and green money publications Find ethical IFAs who know about SRI - if you want to be an ethical investor and are looking for savings plans, pensions, funds then take a look
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Invest and look after the environment, ethical investment and socailly responsible investment are now mainstream - ethical funds perform well and often better than the trackers and other managed funds

How can we influence companies around the world to care about the environment, treat workers properly and conduct business responsibly. One way is to invest ethically. Some say that money and the word 'ethical' don't mix well, but many ethical investment funds have performed extremely well.

The purpose of this site is to guide you to the best places online that can help you understand more about ethical investment, find suitable Independent Financial advice and put you in touch with the groups and organisations working in this field. Click on the button for your geographical region.

 

Learn more about Ethical Investment
Some commonly used terms explained
Learn about ethical investment
For a good overview with interesting facts and figures read Steven J. Schueth's article from First Affirmative Financial Network in the US. From the UK the background information at the EIRIS site is very useful and clear.
Commonly used ethical SRI terms

Engagement - Where Fund Managers 'engage' with companies to encourage improvement.
SRI -Socially Responsibe Investment.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
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Ethical Investing is a subjective business and whereas most investors may think twice about investing in companies who profit from death, exploitation or pollution, there may be differences of opinion over tobacco, alcohol or gambling. Even so, it is estimated that there is well over 2 trillion dollars invested in some kind of socially screened investment in the USA alone. The power that this money and the millions of ethical investors can wield is now recognised as a key driver for developing strategies to protect the environment, alleviate social hardship and stimulate sustainable economic development.

 
Can I make good returns on my money ?

We do not offer financial advice here but but we have done extensive research to bring you the best sites that can help you make your ethical financial decisions. I think you will be persuaded that you can be a socially responsible, ethical investor and make just as much profit, or more, than by investing conventionally. But when it comes to financial advice take heed of the following wise words " it is very important to remember that one's future financial security should be placed in the hands of advisers who are qualified to advise rather than qualified to sell"
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    We have had a keen interest in Ethical Investment as a tool for change for many years and believe that the signs are that this area is set to expand phenomenally in the next decade. Campaigners like Greenpeace and WWF are getting into the business of business and people on the street are expecting higher and higher standards from companies. Socially responsible investing is one way those of us lucky enough to have money to invest can keep the pressure up.

     
    More good investment background  in the world of SRI

    From the UK there is good material at the ethical investors Group and a very good article at the UK Channel 4 site and a great ethical money news section at Guardian Unlimited. For a more in depth look at the issues around ethical trade go to Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which is a UK alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations.

    From the US there is an interesting site that gets into the methods applied when 'screening' companies and other hot topics - visit moneywisdom.com .There is an article packed with facts and figures at the Green Money Journal and there is always good stuff at the sustainableBusiness.com
    , the link here is a preamble for subscription to the Progressive Investor, but it has some interesting information.

    From Australia there is ethical investment services - a financial planning firm that has some great articles on its site
    including "buying back the bush" and ethical v mainstream funds.

     

    Screening - Positive or negative criteria applied to companies to determine 'acceptability'.

    Preference - The funds adopt social, environmental or other ethical guidelines which they prefer companies to meet. These guidelines are applied where all other things are equal (e.g. financial performance).

    SRI: “Green” Scale - As SRI has developed over time to suit investors’ demands, both consumer and institutional funds have expanded the range of SRI criteria that they use to include/exclude companies from their investment portfolio. Depending on how strict the fund’s investment criteria are, funds tend to fall into one of the following three categories: dark “green”, medium “green” and light “green”, the first being the most strict (normally using negative screening methods), and the last having less stringent inclusion criteria, and possibly only using engagement.



    ETHICAL INVESTMENT LINKS

    USA
    Social Investment Forum
    Self Help
    CERES
    Cooking Your Nest
    SIRAN
    GreenMoney Journal
    Social Funds.com
    DOW Jones Susainability Indexes
    The Christian Science Monitor
    Ethical Corporation
    First Affirmative Financial Network
    PAX World Funds
    GoodFunds.com
    Trillium Asset Management

    Domini

    UK

    EIRIS

    UKSIF
    NEF
    Forum For The Future
    CSR.GOV.UK
    EIRIS ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
    Friends of The Earth
    Guardian Unlimited
    Moneynet
    Ethical Investors Group
    Profit With Principle
    ACIFA
    Ethical Junction
    Friends Provident

    CANADA
    Social Investment Organisation
    Canadian Business For Social Responsibility (CBSR)
    ethicsinaction
    Amnesty International
    calvert foundation
    investgreen
    The Environmental News Network
    SocialFunds.com
    GreenMoney Journal
    Moneysense.ca
    Acuity Funds
    Domini
    Groupe Investissement Responsable
    Meritas Funds
    Desjardines

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