Nearly three-quarters of the UK public believes that banks should ethically screen companies to which they will lend money, or in which they will invest, according to the ethical investment watchdog Eiris. This could imply that banks desist from lending to companies involved in controversial areas such as armaments, tobacco, nuclear power and animal testing. Read More
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Public calls on banks for ethical investments
Friday, December 10th, 2010Ethical Fund rejects accusations of inefficient investment
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010One of the world’s largest ethical investment funds has rejected claims by analysts that its stance as an ethical fund may have compromised its search for long-term capital growth. Ethical fund investments are now accessible for all investors – click on this headline to learn more.
Ethical investments business to gain from new endorsement system
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
The Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) aims to simplify the rating of companies with truly sustainable business practices. This in turn will encourage trust in ethical investments by the 44% who are still sceptical that so-called ethical, sustainable businesses really do make a difference.
Ethical Funds must dig for detail
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Ethical funds watchdog EIRIS has found that 45% of companies have no management systems in place to check labour standards among their suppliers, and therefore fail to report on the issue. Worst offenders on worker exploitation are consumer goods makers, particularly of clothing, toys, and electronics.
New types of ethical investment, but consumers need convincing
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Following Ethical Investment Week (8th - 14th Nov), ethical market research specialist Eiris has highlighted a number of new ethical funds offering positive ethical investment opportunities, rather than ones which simply avoid the ‘sin’ industries. One product is a vaccine bond, issued this year by the International Finance Industry for Immunisation, which funds the purchase of vaccines for [...]
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