Posts Tagged ‘Ethical Funds’

Ethical Investments on a small scale with zero carbon shopping

Monday, February 15th, 2010

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Ethical investments are no longer limited to investment funds! With the opening of the word’s first zero carbon supermarket in Cambridgeshire, we can cast an ethical vote with our cash every day.

Norway pension fund stubs out tobacco for ethical investments

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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Norway’s national pension fund has sold off Euro 1.8 bn in tobacco shares, citing ethical reasons. The individual investor can also opt for ethical investments, with over 100 ethical funds now available.

Forty shades of green: how ‘ethical’ are ethical funds?

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

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The critics say that ethical funds are not transparent enough to convince investors they are genuinely green, or that the screening process limits the number of companies available to ethical fund managers, and therefore hampers their ability to maximise returns.

Friends of the Earth: Europe can cut carbon emissions by 40%

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Europe is capable of cutting its carbon emissions by 40% by 2020, according to a new study by Friends of the Earth and the Stockholm Environment Institute, published at this week’s Copenhagen climate change conference.

Europe’s current commitment is to reduce emissions by just 20%, compared to 1990 levels.

Pre-Budget Report favours renewable energies

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

The Chancellor has announced in his pre-budget report an additional £400m in funding for low-carbon growth initiatives and carbon reduction initiatives at domestic level.

This brings to over £15bn the amount of private and public investment in the low-carbon and renewable energy sectors over the next three years.

New types of ethical investment, but consumers need convincing

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Following 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 children [...]

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