Category: Ethical Investing
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Thoughts on Investing Ethically.
The term ‘ethical’ is often used as a catch-all to describe funds managed with social, environmental, or other responsible criteria in mind. Investing ethically offers the possibility of taking advantage of good performance whilst also benefiting society. And it’s becoming more and more popular with investors of all ages. But of course, ethics are personal.…
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Thoughts on Investing Ethically.
The term ‘ethical’ is often used as a catch-all to describe funds managed with social, environmental, or other responsible criteria in mind. Investing ethically offers the possibility of taking advantage of good performance whilst also benefiting society. And it’s becoming more and more popular with investors of all ages. But of course, ethics are personal.…
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Rising interest in ethical, and socially responsible investing
This year’s Good Money Week, which ran from September 29 to October 5, highlighted just how many asset management groups have widened their offering in the ethical, sustainable or socially responsible investing (SRI) space. While funds which invest ethically or with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues factored into their strategy have been slowly but…
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The UKSIF Investment Conference
Had a great day last Monday when I attended the UKSIF Investment Conference in London. One of the main points to come out throughout the day was the need for us to change from a Linear society to a Circular society, in other words the need to recycle. I had never thought of putting it that…
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Today’s UKSIF Investment Conference
I’m in London today and looking forward to attending the UKSIF (UK Sustainable Investment and Finance) Association’s annual conference. Ethical, Sustainable Investment and Socially Responsible Investing has because more and more important to many people in recent years and I am hoping to increase my knowledge by my attendance and become more of an expert…
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What is driving investor interest in Ethical Investing (Part 2)?
In my last blog I looked at the reasons why many people were becoming concerned about their Social and Ethical responsibilities. Let’s move on… For many years, the perception has been that there is a price to pay for taking social, environmental or ethical factors into account and that has dissuaded many from investing…
