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[Ethical Pulse] Latest research from the EIRIS Foundation Charity Project and the Charity Finance Directors Group (CFDG) finds that 87% of UK charities with an ethical investment policy said that their financial adviser has asked them about incorporating ethical issues within their investments. However, for those charities without an ethical investment policy, only 43% of charities said their adviser has asked about ethical investment.
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[Directory Of Milwaukee] The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau Identifies 14 Businesses ...: The Business Ethics Torch Award that has been given out by the BBB for the past six years is a statewide competition that honors both charities and companies that demonstrate excellence in ethical practices, service, reputation, advertising, peer recognition, management practices and employee training in ethical behavior. Awards are given in the following categories, based on the size of the organization: 1-5 employees;
[Etcheberry Consultores - Noticias Seleccionadas] Etcheberry Consultores - Noticias Seleccionadas » Blog Archive » A ...: People have been practising it for years. Perhaps the commonest form has been to apply an ethical screen to a portfolio, filtering out the securities of tobacco firms, arms companies, casinos, big polluters and other sinners. The merits of this are disputed;
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