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 [Socially Responsible Investing] SRI is becoming main-stream.: According to a survey by the Social Investment Forum, a national organization dedicated to advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing, some $1.49 trillion were held in socially screened separate accounts managed for institutional clients as of 2004. In 2006 we are up by 27% with $1.88 trillion in assets.

[Romow Business Blog] Socially Responsible Mutual Funds: It may be easy enough to confuse, but market analysts are pointing out that there is a great difference between socially responsible investment (SRI) and morally responsible investment (MRI.) Although their purposes to promote environmentalism and safe work conduct may run on the same ground, SRI do not care to make stands against social issues like pornography or teen pregnancies (which is what a number of MRIs do.)

 [Get Rich Slowly] Ask the Readers: How to Cope with Socially Obligated Spending?: I can agree to some extent, but I think the problem with “socially obligated spending” is that it seems (to me at least) to be ever increasing.

[New America Blogs - New Voices, Innovative Ideas, Post-Partisan Policy] Big Trouble with Small Savings at India's Sahara: Yet, if nothing else, it may be interesting for someone to pick apart the details of Sahara's savings mobilization business model and see if there are any lessons that can be extracted and applied in a safe, legal, and socially responsible way by financial institutions in India and further afield.

[CSR@Intel] CSR Ratings - Are Four Lists Better Than Three?: For a bit of background, in my pre-Intel life, I ran a research organization that did CSR research and rated and ranked companies. So, needless to say it’s very interesting to now look at these lists from “the other side” - as one of the companies being rated.

 [Social ROI: A Social Entrepreneurship Blog] Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: 2nd Annual Social Venture ...: Since 1987, SVN has inspired a community of leading business and social entrepreneurs by nurturing the growth and prevalence of socially responsible investing, sustainable economies, fair trade and organic/eco living. SVN champions this effort through member-led initiatives, sharing of tools and best practices, the SVN Book Series and bi-annual conferences that strengthen and empower its members to work together on behalf of this shared vision.

[Tim's Blog - Shared resources and reflections on social media, civic participation, youth policy and social justice] Socially Responsible Investment for Oxford: [These regulations, approved on the recommendation of the Socially Responsible Investment Working Group appointed by Council, establish a new committee to implement changes agreed by Council on 22 May 2006, following the submission of a twenty-member resolution. The committee will (i) act as a conduit for views on Socially Responsible Investment policy, (ii) make recommendations to Council on positive or negative screening, or on engagement strategy, as part of the University's policy on Socially Responsible Investment (published in 'Notices' below), (iii) consider individual investment proposals with a view to making recommendations to Council, and (iv) report annually to the General Purposes Committee on its activities.]

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