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[Darwin's Finance] Ethical Investing - Does it Even Matter? You May be Surprised ...: I have been following ethical investing for about forty years and believe that when we invest in a company, or many companies in the case of a mutual fund, ETF, etc., we share in the responsibility for the activities of those companies as well as participate in the outcomes of their corporate activities. So, anyone valuing their personal or spiritual growth has to take these things into account when investing.

[Ethics Newsline®] Ethics Newsline® » News » U.K. Press Puts Ethical Investment in ...: The Glasgow Herald notes that while there apparently is great public concern about the environment and the ethics of the nation’s banking industry, there is little evidence that Scottish investors really are interested in putting money into ethical funds. A straw poll of investment advisers conducted by the Herald indicates little demand for green and ethical investments.

[FTfm blog] FT.com | FTfm blog | Ethical investing - who cares?: An Ipsos Mori/Eiris consumer survey that dropped into my email box today, showed nearly half of UK consumers are keen to find out about the ethical credentials of their next investment. Given that most of those polled are already .

[ABC Money News - What or Who is Making Headlines in the World of Money and Finance] Ethical investment has 200 year history: John Wesley, the 18th century founder of the Methodist Church, was one of the first people to champion ethical investments, it has been revealed.

[The GÆIA Partnership] Risks in Tar Sands Investment :: The GÆIA Partnership :: Ethical ...: Greater efficiency, biofuels and other renewables will help, but won’t be enough o­n their own.” Shell also acknowledged that government policy will strongly influence future resource use.

[Bad Idea magazine] Bad Idea magazine | Cleaning The Banks: RBS, the Treasury, Ethics ...: Another example of misplaced, damaging investments is the Irish company Tullow Oil, who earlier this year used RBS capital to embark on an oil exploration mission in a region of Africa that’s being subjected to a resource-driven civil war: the conflict over natural resources on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has led to the displacement of over 30,000 people, adding to the existing 1.4 million displaced people in the area.

[News at Tonic.com] In the UK, a Week of Ethical Investing - Tonic: National Ethical Investment Week helps Brits do well and do good at the same time....

[Good Energy] Good Energy > Good Energy supports National Ethical Investment Week: Good Energy is the only UK supplier to buy and sell 100% of its electricity sourced solely from wind, solar, hydro and sustainable biomass sources and is committed to increasing the amount of renewable generation in the UK.   The company is currently in the process of repowering its own wind farm in Cornwall to maximise its output and also supports a network of 1000 homeowners, farmers and communities who generate their own renewable electricity.

[The Business Ethics Blog] The Business Ethics Blog: Wall Street's "Critic-for-Hire" Problem ...: You might well have found yourself saying, "Wow, I don't know if they actually give good advice or not, but it sure looks like a conflict of interest because, while they're supposed to be giving good advice to the investing public, they also have a financial motive to rate bonds highly."

[Christinapomoni's Blog] How to make socially responsible investments « Christinapomoni's Blog: Recognizing that business strategy is directly affected by social, economic, environmental and ethical factors, socially responsible investing is becoming particularly significant given the expansion of societal expectations on corporate responsibility. In other words, how organizations attract and retain their human capital, a company’s corporate culture and stakeholder-engagement strategies, or how a firm manages the risk and opportunities associated with climate change, all are issues of socially responsible investing.

[Eloise Grey Ethical Fashion Business Blog] My New Mentor: Anda Rowland - Eloise Grey Ethical Fashion Business ...: This Blog is about the Process of Setting Up my Ethical Clothing Label. I also Write about Sustainable Business and Lifestyle.Visit eloisegrey.com - Fine Ethical Clothing · « Some Colours and Textures.

[Firedoglake] Firedoglake » Ethical Interrogations or Torture with a Pretty Name ...: what I find particularly scary about American torture techniques (well, in addition to the fact that there are American torture techniques at all, that is), is that many of them seem unrelenting. This isn’t just the beatings that happen in a police station to force confessions, or a few days or weeks of electroshock torture or stress positions to elicit false confessions for propaganda purposes, or even the withholding of food or sleep or medical care for days or weeks –

[Little Green Blog» Little Green Blog] Little Green Blog » National ethical investment week 8-14 November ...: If you're new to the idea of ethical investment, why not use National Ethical Investment week as an excuse to make a green switch? You'll find lots of useful information on their website.

[Ethical Man blog] BBC - Ethical Man blog: A flight that almost cost me my marriage: Tell you what would be a great blog post- debunking the nonsense on these message threads from flat-earthers determined to ignore scientific consensus, even though its recommendations dovetail with sound energy policy anyway. In this case, there are no extra costs associated with the precautionary principle as we've been arsing about with energy policy for the past 30 years ensuring a cheap, temporary supply rather than building long term, secure methods of energy generation.

[ACT Greens] ACT Greens » Blog Archive » MEDIA RELEASE | Ethical Investment ...: “This trust brings together two of my passions Ethical investment and energy efficient buildings.  By choosing investments that are consistent with our ethical as well as our financial goals it is possible to make a competitive financial return while doing good for the world,” Ms Le Couteur said today.

[Good with Money] The Co-operative Financial Services ”” Good with Money ”” National ...: Sunday the 8th of November sees the start of the second annual National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW), which Co-operative Financial Services is delighted to be sponsoring. In April '09 in conjunction with the new goodwithmoney website we re-launched our new and improved good with money blog to encourage greater dialogue with our colleagues, customers, members and anyone else who is interested in the ethical, social responsible and community work that we do.

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