Books - Ethical
Investing
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Below is a select list of books that not only
imbibe the spirit of Investing for the Soul, but also are highly
informative and inspirational. The titles are linked to booksellers
(mostly Amazon.com) where they may be purchased. Investing for the Soul
receives commissions on some book sales.
Socially Responsible Investing, by Donald Schepers, Routledge 2010.
"The first to comprehensively analyze SRI, Schepers' text is a
must-read for Masters and MBA students studying corporate governance,
business ethics, and finance/investment."—Book description.
Environmental Alpha: Institutional Investors and Climate Change, by
Angelo Calvello, Wiley 2009.
"Environmental Alpha provides institutional investors with the
comprehensive framework they need to assess the risks and investment
opportunities tied to climate change."—Book description.
Investment Opportunities for a Low Carbon World, by Will Oulton, GMB
Publishing 2009.
"... an extremely timely and valuable resource for the increasing
number of investors looking to understand and invest in the
environmental technologies of tomorrow"—Winston Hickox Chair, FTSE
Environmental Technology Advisory Committee.
The Faith-Based Investor: Growing, Protecting, Sharing Wealth in
Uncertain Economic Times, by Jay Peroni, FBM Publishing 2009.
"Inside these easy to read pages are... An amazing money formula that
takes into account your purpose, your passion and therefore your money
performance... Moral investing vs. Socially Responsible investing...the
real difference and how it affects your personal investing choices."—Book description.
Socially Responsible Investment, by Peer Osthoff, Logos 2009.
"This thesis consists of three essays on socially responsible
investing... The three essays investigate whether socially responsible
investing differs from conventional investing with regard to ethical
standards, investment behavior, and performance."—Book description.
Socially Responsible Investing For Dummies, by Ann C. Logue, For
Dummies 2008.
"This practical, hands-on guide to smart social investing shows you
how to maximize your profits while remaining true to your values. You
get expert advice in targeting an issue you're passionate about,
researching potential investments, and putting your socially responsible
choices into action."—Back cover.
Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution, by Tobin
Smith, Wiley 2008.
"Toby Smith has the rare ability to put his finger on the hottest
trends in the marketplace while cutting through the clutter to decide if
the trends are investable—or simply more noise."—Adam Lashinsky,
Senior Writer, Fortune magazine.
Investing in a Sustainable World: Why GREEN Is the New Color of Money on
Wall Street, by Matthew J. Kiernan, AMACON 2008.
"Investing in a Sustainable World offers clear proof, through
facts, figures, and hard documentation, that 'going green' leads
directly to better stock market performance...and that investors and
companies who ignore it will, in fact, lose money."—Book description.
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms,
and Fertility Mattered, by Woody Tasch, Chelsea Green Publishing
2008.
"I have great hope that sustainable, locally based food systems will
help us all in more ways than we imagine. Slow Money can play a huge
role in doing this and Woody’s book is an inspiration to all of us
working in sustainable agriculture. I can’t wait to live in a world
supported by Slow Money.”—Tom Stearns, President, High Mowing
Organic Seeds.
Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green Tech Boom, by John Rubino,
Wiley 2008.
"Clean Money presents a series of investment strategies for building
your own portfolio of clean-tech stocks, while helping to minimize the
risks that always accompany markets with extraordinary upside
potential."—Book description.
Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long Term Performance, by Cary
Krosinsky and Nick Robins, Earthscan Publications Ltd. 2008
"This is the essential insider guide for thoughtful investors, fund
managers, business leaders and consultants seeking to lead the front end
of the sustainability curve for both superior returns and a positive
constructive future in this new era of climate and global environmental
change."—Book description.
Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks, by
Jeff Siegel, Chris Nelder and Nick Hodge, Wiley 2008.
"With this book, you'll discover various renewable energy
technologies that are at the forefront of transitioning our energy
economy, and learn how to profit from next-generation renewable energy
projects and companies that are poised to take over where fossil fuels
will leave off."—Book description.
Investing for Change: Profit from Responsible Investment, by
Augustin Landier and Vinay B. Nair, Oxford University Press (USA) 2008.
"This is a must-read for anyone interested in SRI [socially
responsible investing]. The authors are experts in the field and
understand all the technicalities, and at the same time write lucidly
and entertainingly. They make a compelling case that SRI is a phenomenon
that will be central to capital markets in the next decade."—Geoffrey
Heal, Columbia Business School.
Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing,
by Scott J. Budde, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008.
"As Mr. Budde points out, by understanding investment options, and
carefully planning investments, socially responsible investors can
achieve competitive investment returns. It is an essential guide for
anyone who wants to employ the SRI approach to investing."—Denise
L. Nappier, Connecticut State Treasurer.
Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money Through Environment Friendly
Stocks, by Jack Uldrich, Adams Media Corporation 2008.
"In Green Investing, Jack Uldrich profiles 100 of the world's leading
green companies and offers readers a model portfolio for investing in
clean, sustainable products. This book offers: Guidelines for smart
investing; long- and short-term trends in green investing; the bullish
and bearish aspects of each investment; a sample portfolio of green
stocks."—Editorial Review.
Socially Responsible Investment Law: Regulating the Unseen Polluters,
by Benjamin J Richardson, Oxford University Press 2008.
"Building an economic system that is socially, economically and
environmentally sustainable is the central ethical imperative of the
21st century. Benjamin Richardson argues that SRI has a central role to
play in achieving that objective. This is a carefully reasoned and
persuasive discussion that everyone concerned with the role of financial
markets in encouraging sustainable development will want to read."—Wesley Cragg, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada.
Pensions at Work: Socially Responsible Investment of Union-Based Pension
Funds, by Jack Quarter, Isla Carmichael, and Sherida Ryan,
University of Toronto Press, 2008.
"Pensions at Work is a unique collection of papers that uses a labour
perspective to deal with the socially responsible investment of pension
funds. Featuring leading Canadian and international scholars, it builds
on existing scholarship on socially responsible investment and on the
growing interest of the Canadian labour movement in joint trusteeship."—Book description.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Socially Responsible Investing, by Ken
Little, Alpha 2008.
"... questions and more are answered by an international expert who
founded the SRI World Group, one of the largest information services on
SRI. Includes detailed information about SRI, its history and where it’s
headed; explains the criteria used to evaluate a company’s level of
social responsibility; compares performance of SRI to traditional
investments."—Book description.
The Blue Way: How to Profit by Investing in a Better World, by
Daniel de Faro Adamson and Joe Andrew, Simon & Schuster 2007.
"The Blue Index-the companies in the S&P 500 that are socially
responsible and have also supported Democratic candidates over the last
five election cycles-outperform the market by nearly 20%, and outperform
red S&P 500 companies by 23%, they assert."—Publishers Weekly.
This book is certainly politically controversial, but does make a good
case for socially responsible and ethical investing.
Developments in Interest-Free Banking, by Mohammad Mansoor Khan, M.
Ishaq Bhatti, Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial
Institutions 2008.
"Explores the theoretical and practical features, recent developments
and future prospects of interest-free banking, illustrated by a detailed
analysis of the past twenty-five years of the interest-free banking
movement in Pakistan (1980-2005)."—Book description.
The Ethical Investor, by Anne-Marie Spagnolo, Penguin Books
Australia 2007.
"This ground-breaking book explains how you can put your money where
your heart is and still make healthy profits. Investing ethically allows
you to reap personal and financial rewards and help influence change as
well. It covers all aspects of this complex topic."—Book
Description. Primarily for an Australian audience.
Pension Revolution: A Solution to the Pensions Crisis, by Keith P.
Ambachtsheer, Wiley 2007.
"Retirement plans are a critical part of both the social systems and
the financial systems of the free world. They are failing on both
counts. Turning failure to success will be no mean task, and there is no
better place to begin than Pension Revolution. It demands your
attention."—Jack Bogle, Founder and Former CEO, The Vanguard Group,
U.S.A.
Faithful Finances 101: From the Poverty of Fear and Greed to the Riches of Spiritual Investing, by Gary Moore, Templeton Foundation Press
2005.
"Moore explains that spiritual investing connects the soul of
theology, the mind of economics, and the heart of politics, freeing the
spirit for 'balanced riches' that benefit not only individuals but the
world."—Book description.
Global Profit and Global Justice, by Deb Abbey, New Society
Publishers 2003.
"Global Profit AND Global Justice shows how you can use your money
creatively to change the world for the better." Deb Abbey is the founder
and CEO of Real Assets Investment Management, Canada, who focus
exclusively on Social Investing.
The New Capitalists: How Citizen Investors Are Reshaping the Corporate
Agenda, by Stephen Davis, Jon
Lukomnik and David Pitt-Watson, Harvard Business School Press 2006.
"A groundbreaking work, a new generation's extension of 'The Unseen
Revolution,' Drucker's revolutionary 1976 book that predicted the
influence of pension funds on corporations."—Pensions &
Investing.
Pension Fund Politics: The Dangers of Socially Responsible Investing,
by Jon Entine, AEI Press 2005.
"This book shows that pension funds and mutual funds that screen
investments according to social and ethical preferences frequently harm
those people and causes (for example, the poor and the environment) that
they are designed to help."—Book description.
Profitable Socially Responsible Investing? An Institutional Investor's Guide, by Marc J Lane, Institutional Investor 2005.
"Marc Lane's book covers the breadth of socially responsible investing
in a refreshing and accessible format for institutional investors and
'civilians' alike," says Mindy S. Lubber, President of Ceres.
The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially, by Peter Camejo, New Society Publishers 2002.
"...presents overwhelming evidence that SRI has outperformed
financially, explains in detail why SRI outperforms, and then examines
the implications for investment professionals, investors, pension funds,
and community/nonprofit groups."—Book description.
Socially Responsible Investing: Making a Difference and Making Money, by Amy Domini, Kaplan Business 2000.
"...The way you invest can contribute not only to your bottom line but
also to a just and fair society. In Socially Responsible Investing,
Amy Domini, the movement's pioneer and the name behind the Domini 400
Social Index, shows you how."—Book description.
Investing with Your Values: Making money & making a difference, by Hal Brill et all, New
Society Publishers 2000.
Hal Brill is one of the great pioneers of socially
responsible investing, and this book offers a comprehensive guide to it
in the United States.
Socially Responsible Investment: A Global Revolution, by Russell
Sparkes, John Wiley & Sons 2002.
"This is the first book to look at socially responsible investment from
the perspective of the institutional investor, who will be led through
the complex dilemmas of socially responsible investment with practical
examples and advice."—Book description.
The Essential Buffet: Timeless Principles for the New Economy, by Robert G. Hagstrom, John Wiley &
Sons 2001.
Mr. Hagstrom delves into the great basic investing
principles of Warren Buffet, who many regard as the most successful
investor alive today.
The Ethical Investor: A Guide to Socially Responsible Investing in Canada, by David Skinner, Stoddart 2001.
Mr. Skinner offers a fine overview of socially responsible investing for
Canadian investors. (This book may be difficult to find, but is
available in some Canadian libraries.)
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