Media Coverage of
Investing for the Soul

• Wall Street Journal
• MarketWatch
• BNN (Business News Network)
• The Financial Post
• Rogers Television's Money Line
• CBC One's Metro Morning
• 680 News Radio
• Environmental News Network
• The Catholic Register
• More...

Editorials

• Is Ethical Investment Failing To Keep Up?
• The Goldman Ethics Fuss
• Sustainability Profits Companies
• ESG Yields Profits
• Does Corporate Social Responsibility Increase Profits?
• Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain,
• India, Ancient Economic Behemoth, to Overtake China
• Frugality: A New Normal for Developed World Consumers
• Invest Ethically for ‘All Good’ Returns
• Investors Rush to Cash In on Climate Change
• Can US Bankers and Politicians be Truthful?
• Ethical Investors Successfully Engage Companies and Governments
• Religion: A Force in Ethical & Green Investing
• Unethical Investing By Charities
• Investing Ethically?
• The Rise of Islamic Finance
• US Government and Financial Elites Deceive Us
• The Ethics of Gold
• Unethical Statistics Lead Us Astray
• See all...

Shareholder Values

 
"Thirty-eight percent of financial advisors express strong interest in recommending sustainable investments to their clients; 72% express some interest."
-- Calvert Foundation
    (USA) June 2012

"Canadian investors are generally favourable towards SRI. A third (32%) said they are 'very' or 'somewhat' interested. [Another] 55 per cent indicated that they would consider SRI if the return was 'as good or better' than other investments... The majority of investors surveyed view SRIs as 'futuristic' (78%) and 'a win-win for the individual and society' (77%)."
-- Ipsos Reid/
    Standard Life
    (Canada) October 2011

"Sustainable investments by European HNWIs (high net worth individuals) has increased by nearly 60% over the past two years, compared to an 18% increase in overall European HNWI wealth over the same period. Sustainable investments rose to €1.15 trillion compared to €729 billion in 2009."
-- Eurosif
    (EU) November 2012

Editorials

by Ron Robins

Note: editorials by Mr. Robins will sparse and infrequent due to his writing a book.

He is deeply concerned about America's economic and financial problems and believes to have some unique insights into how to fix them.

His book's working title: "Resolving America's Economic Quagmire," with a subtitle, "People gaining inner fulfillment is the key.”

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• Is Ethical Investment Failing To Keep Up? December 8, 2012.

For more weekly columns by Ron Robins -- see alrroya.com

• The Goldman Ethics Fuss, March 14, 2012.

• Sustainability Profits Companies, June 14, 2011.

• ESG Yields Profits, May 24, 2011.

• Does Corporate Social Responsibility Increase Profits? May 12, 2011.

• Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain, March 31, 2011.

• India, Ancient Economic Behemoth, to Overtake China, March 20, 2011.

• Frugality: A New Normal for Developed World Consumers, February 3, 2011.

• Invest Ethically for ‘All Good’ Returns, January 21, 2011.

• Investors Rush to Cash In on Climate Change, January 12, 2011.

• Can US Bankers and Politicians be Truthful? January 6, 2011.

• Ethical Investors Successfully Engage Companies and Governments, December 9, 2010.

• Religion--A Force in Ethical & Green Investing, November 11, 2010.

• Unethical Investing by Charities, October 21, 2010.

• Investing Ethically? September 30, 2010.

• The Rise of Islamic Finance, September 16, 2010.

• US Government & Financial Elites Deceive Us, September 7, 2010.

• The Ethics of Gold, August 24, 2010.

• Unethical Statistics Lead Us Astray, August 3, 2010.

• GDP is a Bad Statistic. Alternatives Coming. July 28, 2010.

• Can Ethical Investing Produce Higher Returns? July 19, 2010.

• Sin or Ethical Investing. Which Pays Best? July 13, 2010.

• Ethical & Sharia-Compliant Investing Takes Off, June 28, 2010.

• Ethical Investing Shines in Africa as Economy Grows, June 18, 2010.

• Investment Industry Ethics Should Bother You, June 11, 2010.

• A Call for Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility, June 9, 2010.

• 'Best In Class' Focus Provides Premium Returns, December 22, 2009.

• Blogs for Ethical Investors, July 19, 2009.

• Voluntary Simplicity? An Ethical Investing Perspective, May 13, 2009.

• Can SRI Ratings Predict Stock & Portfolio Performance? March 13, 2009.

• Can SRI Ratings Predict Corporate Behaviour? March 13, 2009.

• Investing Returns: Virtue vs. Sin, December 12, 2008.

• We Need Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Reporting, October 17, 2008.

• Top Ethical Investing Indices: A Global Overview, September 5, 2008.

• Advisor: KNOW Your Client. Know their values! August 12, 2008.

• LOHAS - opportunities for ethical investors, June 3, 2008.

• Everyone becoming a Cultural Creative, May 22, 2008.

• Retiring the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), May 8, 2008.

• The Media & Government Statistics, Reprinted with permission from The Corporate Ethics Monitor, September - October, 2006.

• Unethical US Job Numbers? September 7, 2006.
   

• Unethical Statistics – the US consumer price index? July 18, 2006.