Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment directory for the USA Looking for good growth in ethical funds - start your analysis here
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Invest and look after the environment, ethical investment and socailly responsible investment are now mainstream

This section contains our TOP FIVE links in each of the main categories of US Ethical Investment sites. For more links click here

ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES
Social Investment Forum a national nonprofit membership organization promoting the concept, practice and growth
of socially responsible investing. Absolutely packed with advice, help and good solid information. Included is an excellent Community Investment database you can search
Self Help : credit union with the mission to create ownership and economic opportunities for minorities, women, rural residents, and low-wealth families.
CERES The national network of investment funds, environmental organizations and other public interest groups. Has an interesting section on shareholder action
Cooking Your Nest : Gives investors information they can use to assess the extent to which their mutual funds do or do not contain major holdings that are endangered by the financial risks posed by global warming
SIRAN an analyst network that supports more than 100 North American social investment research analysts from 30 investment firms, research providers, and affiliated investor groups.
PUBLICATIONS
GreenMoney Journal Packed with news on the green front with a strong emphasis on SRI and ethical investment
Social Funds.com features over 10,000 pages of information on SRI mutual funds, community investments, corporate research, shareowner actions, and daily social investment news.
DOW Jones Susainability Indexes Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Based on the cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM Group the indexes provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks to manage sustainability portfolios. The DJSI family currently comprises global, European, Eurozone, North American and US benchmarks.

The Christian Science Monitor has a number of articles on ethical investment.
Ethical Corporation independent source of objective analysis concerning developments in business ethics and corporate resposibility
FINANCIAL ADVICE

First Affirmative Financial Network First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (FAFN) is an independent investment advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission doing business in all 50 states. They support a nationwide network of investment professionals who specialize in serving socially aware investors. There is and excellent article on SRI here. They also have a Find and Adviser section

PAX World Funds professionally managed mutual funds
GoodFunds.com - Seattle based ethical investment advisers since 1986

Trillium Asset Management : Big on SRI for over twenty years
Domini - Exclusively socially resposible investing

Ethical Investment all over the globe
Learn more about Ethical Investment
Some commonly used terms explained
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.

Engagement - Where Fund Managers 'engage' with companies to encourage improvement.
SRI -Socially Responsibe Investment.
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
Look after your finances and Make Green Money by ethically investing
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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    particularly in the fields of Business, Art and Design.
    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.
     

    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 good 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.

     
    Corporate Sunshine Working Group
    Socially Responsible Investment Coalition
    Ethical Investing
    Essential Information
    Good Money

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    Author: William F Hoffman
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