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Shareholder Values

 
"Of the 1,003 investors surveyed, nearly half (49%) said that over the next 12 months they were likely to invest in a company or mutual fund looking to provide solutions for environmental problems."
--
Allianz Global Investors
   
(USA) January 2008

UK investors asked: "How important do you think it is for companies to take social, environmental and ethical issues seriously? Some 47% of those surveyed replied ‘very seriously’ and a further 40% ‘fairly seriously.'"
--
F&C Investments
   
(UK) January 2007

84% of Canadian shareholders agreed with this statement: "[The] financial community should pay more attention to social and environmental performance when valuing companies."
-- GlobeScan
   
(Canada) February 2004

 

Environmental Organizations & Resources
Helpful For Ethical Investing Research

Suggested websites are denoted with an asterisk (*).

*BBC Green                                                        (U.K.)
"BBC Green is the new green and sustainable living website from BBC Worldwide."

Context Institute                                               (U.S.A.)                      
The Context Institute is involved in creating a humane sustainable culture and how we can get there.

CropChoice                                                       (U.S.A.)                      
CropChoice features alternative news and information source for American farmers and consumers.

*David Suzuki Foundation                                    (Can.)                         
The David Suzuki Foundation works to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.

*EarthSave                                                       (U.S.A.)                      
EarthSave promotes a shift toward a healthy plant-based diet.

*Ecological Footprint Calculator                             (Australia)
The Economic Footprint Calculator enables you to calculate your own 'footprint' and see how much of our planet's land mass and resources is required to support you and your family. By changing things, you can also determine how much you can help reduce that footprint - and save you money in the process.

ekostv.com                                                        (Can.)
"ekosTV.com is dedicated to providing environmental programming that engages, educates and empowers."

Environmental News Bits                                       (U.S.A.)
"Environmental News Bits browses over 100 environmental news sources so you don’t have to."

Environmental Working Group                                 (U.S.A.)
The Environmental Working Group publishes a guide to pesticides in fresh produce in the U.S.A.

Global Footprint Network                                       (U.S.A.)
The Global Footprint Network "...advancing the scientific rigor and practical application of the Ecological Footprint, a tool that quantifies human demand on nature, and nature's capacity to meet these demands."

*GMO free foods:    Mothers for Natural Law            (U.S.A.)
Mothers for Natural Law have launched a major campaign against GMO foods.
                            Green Peace Canada                (Can.)
The GMO free shoppers' guide by Green Peace Canada is useful reading for people from all countries.

Government of Canada                                          (Can.)
The Government of Canada's environment website, 'ecoACTION'.

*Grist Magazine                                                   (U.S.A.)                      
Grist Magazine is an on-line environmental magazine – ‘gloom and doom with a sense of humour.’

International Sustainability Indicators Network
The International Sustainability Indicators Network".. provides people working on sustainability indicators with a method of communicating with and learning from each other."

Litegreen                                                             (U.K.)
"Litegreen is a unique online consumer information and shopping directory which makes it easy to reduce the impact our modern living has on the environment."

Natural Capital Institute                                         (U.S.A.)
"The Natural Capital Institute researches principles and practices leading to social justice and environmental restoration."

New Consumer Magazine                                        (U.K.)
"The New Consumer Magazine exists to champion fair trade and ethical living throughout the world."

Organic Trade Association                                      (U.S.A.)                      
The Organic Trade Association encourages global sustainability by promoting and protecting organic trade.

Our Stolen Future                                                 (U.S.A.)                      
Our Stolen Future c
hallenges basic assumptions about chemical safety.

*Pembina Institute                                                (Can.)
“Offers holistic and practical solutions for a sustainable world.”

*Responsible Shopper                                            (U.S.A.)
With the Responsible Shopper, “Discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the goods you buy everyday.”

Seafood Watch Regional US Seafood Guides               (U.S.A.)
"Our Seafood Watch regional US guides contain the latest information on sustainable seafood choices available in different regions of the U.S."

Smart Planet                                                        (U.K.)
Smart Planet's passion is to "deliver news, reviews and tools to make it easier to create a greener and fairer world."

The Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network           (Can.)
"The Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) is a place for Canadian sustainability indicator and reporting practitioners to exchange ideas, data, and methods and to circulate announcements."

The Happy Planet Index                                          (U.K.)
"The Happy Planet Index is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world." Created by Friends of the Earth."

The Organic Center                                                (U.S.A.)
The Organic Center's mission: "To generate credible, peer reviewed scientific information and communicate the verifiable benefits of organic farming and products to society."

WiserEarth                                                            (U.S.A.)
"Wiserearth is a community directory and networking forum for organizations addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights, and more."

 

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