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Learn How to Investhttp://www.greekshares.com/sri.php [Learn How to Invest] In one sense, ethical or socially responsible investing is just like traditional investing. Socially concerned investors pursue the same economic goals as all investors: capital gains, higher income and preservation of capital for future needs.

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Ecopreneuristhttp://ecopreneurist.com/2008/05/14/venture-capital-meets-slow-money-at-investors-circle-conference/ [Ecopreneurist] Venture Capital Meets Slow Money at Investors’ Circle Conference: Ecopreneurist provides news and advice on sustainable and social entrepreneurship. Learn about new green products and services for the LOHAS demographic, and get marketing and branding assistance for your green start-up business.

Real-World Financial Management ? twintierfinancial.comhttp://www.twintierfinancial.com/the_uncommon_cents/2008/04/socially-respon.html [Real-World Financial Management ? twintierfinancial.com] Socially Responsible Investing - Part 2: The Ideology Behind ...: These attacks on reality and Man’s means of perceiving it (through the senses - logic - using one’s rational faculty) were used as a foundation to attack the field of Ethics. Kant and Hegel argued that what appeared to be true, was not actually true.

olyecology webloghttp://olyecology.livejournal.com/88725.html [olyecology weblog] 339 - Earth's Tree News: Elsewhere in the issue, two leading socially responsible investment (SRI) specialists examine the real story behind the growth in SRI assets under management, and we profile Michael Eckhart, the head of the American Council on Renewable .

Natural and Sustainable[Natural and Sustainable] Get Active Now, Before it’s too Late with your Economic Stimulus ...: • SRIs (Socially Responsible Investments): These are a way to invest financially in corporations that are legit as far as the environment is concerned such as:

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MBA Guidance[MBA Guidance] The greening of the MBA: The new MBA, infused with these values, have much real-world case revise to show that environmentally and socially responsible practices enhance the bottom line. The story of Ray Anderson and his company, Interface, is one example.

CSCC Responsible Sourcing Blog[CSCC Responsible Sourcing Blog] Book Review: “Corporations and the Public Interest: Guiding the ...: Lydenberg also advocates the provision of more company data on social and environmental impacts at the point of sale to encourage consumers to make ethical purchasing decisions. Some certification programs like the fair trade or organic labels are signs of a trend in that direction, and recently, Timberland went out on a limb and announced that it would add “nutritional labels” detailing the environmental and community impacts of its products on its shoe boxes.

Gaia Community: free energy's Blog[Gaia Community: free energy's Blog] Scandinavian Countries Create Sustainable Communities: The Natural Step began as a way for individual companies to create more environmentally and socially responsible practices. And TNS was quickly embraced by Swedish planners, government officials and residents who wanted to achieve their goals and minimize harm to the environment and human health.

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[Financier] Introduction to Mutual Funds: "Socially responsible" mutual funds seek to combine social and ethical beliefs with investing. Many of them avoid investing in companies whose products and/or business practices they consider harmful.

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OLYecology webloghttp://olyecology.livejournal.com/49886.html [OLYecology weblog] 191 - Earth's Tree News: Officers of the Sarawak Forestry Corporation and a special police force unit removed a long-standing Penan logging road blockade near Long Benali, a community located at a strategic entry point to one of Sarawak's last contiguous primary rainforest areas. In the South American state of Guyana, the Akawini Amerindian Village has asked the Government to help end an agreement with a Samling subsidiary.

xigi.nethttp://www.xigi.net/2008/01/27/maybe-sri-investors-should-settle-for-lower-returns-%E2%80%93-and-more-satisfaction.html [xigi.net] Maybe SRI investors should settle for lower returns - and more ...: Among those making the case for a new investor mind-set is Wayne Silby, who in the mid-1970s founded Calvert, which is now the nation’s largest family of SRI mutual funds. At a November meeting of private equity investors in Boston, he argued that socially motivated businesses too often struggle without sufficient capital because would-be investors think too narrowly about risk-adjusted returns.

How Beer Is Made[How Beer Is Made] Socially Responsible Mutual Funds: Many of these companies also contribute a great deal of money to their community and socially important issues. There are several things you can do, as a socially responsible investor, to make sure the stocks you are investing in belong .

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