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historical articles that not only
imbibe the spirit of Investing for the Soul, but also are highly
informative and inspirational. Click on category that interests you:
Ethical Investing
Are socially
responsible investors different from conventional investors? A
comparison across six countries, by Geoffrey Williams, Associate
Professor of Financial Economics,
Nottingham University Business School, December 2005.
Fiduciary Duty Redefined to Allow
Environmental, Social and Governance Considerations, by William Baue, SRI-advisor.com, November 3, 2005.
Institutional Investors' Legal Responsibilities on Environmental, Social
and Governance Issues (Ethical Investing), press release by the
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI),
October 26, 2005.
Stock
Market Values Responsible Companies, Says New Prizewinning Study, by
GreenBiz.com, September 29, 2005.
Investing using a 2,000-year-old strategy, by Michael Swan, The
Catholic Register, August 15, 2005.
Moral Investing: How pension education can be an employee benefit.
by Ron Robins, HR Professional, April-May, 2005. Discusses the
reasons why companies should offer socially and environmentally
responsible investing workshops for their employees.
Most
investment managers see SRI (Socially Responsible Investing or Ethical
Investing) practices becoming mainstream, Mercer
Investment Consulting, Press Release, April 7, 2005.
85 Percent of Executives and Investors Surveyed Rank Corporate
Responsibility
a Central Consideration in Investment Decisions, by Oracle &
Economist Intelligence Unit, February 10, 2005.
Why Mainstream
Financial Community Still Not Accepting Socially Responsible Investing,
by World Economic Forum, January 12, 2005.
Divining the Future of Socially Responsible Investing,
October 12, 2005.
Moral Investing: Employers should offer employees workshops on ethical
investing for their RRSPs, by
Ron Robins, Straight Goods, June 13, 2005.
Al Gore, Former U.S. Vice President, Chairman of new
investment firm focused on Environmental, Ethical
Investing, November
19, 2004.
Moskowitz Prize Study Links Strong
Corporate Social Performance with Financial Results, by William Baue, CSR Wire, October 26, 2004.
Giving small investors a
fair chance: reforming the [Canadian] mutual fund industry. An
important report by CARP (Canada's association for the fifty-plus) and
the Small Investor Protection Association (SIPA), September 28, 2004.
(PDF)
Soul man preaches 'values' investing, by William Hanley,
Financial Post, FP Money, September 11, 2004. An article about Ron
Robins and Investing for the Soul. (PDF)
Over 70% of largest socially responsible and ethical investing mutual
funds get top marks from Morningstar, Lipper in 2003, Social Investment Forum News
Release, January, 27, 2004.
Require Help With Investing - The Unfulfilled Investor, by Ron Robins, FORUM, Social Investment
Organization, Canada, P. 9, June 2003.
New Calvert
Survey Shows Investors Link Corporate Responsibility
With Reduced Risk, Better Returns, November 17,
2003.
Good vibes: socially responsible investing [ethical
investing] is gaining fans and clout July 7, 2003.
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING: Corporate governance,
disclosure, transparency and our future, Summer,
2003.
Regarding Environmental Sustainability &
Social Performance in Business
UK companies are
becoming more socially and environmentally responsible, but are the
public convinced? press release by Soucewire.com, June 17, 2006.
Consumers'
Definition of Socially Responsible Runs Counter to Established Beliefs,
KSBI-TV reports on survey by National Consumers League, May 31, 2006.
How to Determine the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in
the World, January 28, 2006.
Corporate Watchdog Radio Program
helps find best ethical investing stocks to invest in, press release, January 17, 2006.
Business Ethics
Magazine Launches Weekly Radio Program On LIME, Sirius Satellite Radio,
Channel 114, press release, January 9, 2006.
Dramatic Increase in Corporate Responsibility Reporting, states a
KPMG Survey, July 1, 2005.
Canada jumps with two-fold increase in Corporate Social Responsibility
Reporting, says KPMG Survey, June 15, 2005.
Expectations for
Corporate Social Responsibility Rising With Clear Consequences For Not
Measuring Up, survey by GlobeScan, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
(Canada) Ltd., April 20, 2005.
ASQ Poll
Shows U.S. Companies Lag, but Executives See the Advantage of Using
Corporate Social Responsibility, March 08, 2006.
Institutions Urge Insurance Companies To Assess Climate
Change Risks, December 1, 2005.
Ethical investing makes more money, August 16,
2005.
Socially responsible investment in Canada up 27 per cent
in two years, May 6, 2005.
World Bank Issues Report On Its Environmental, Social
Commitments, February 5, 2005.
Social Footprint Masterclass Announced, July 17,
2006.
Top Five Socially Responsible Stories for 2004,
January 11, 2005.
MBAs at the Crossroads of Corporate and Nonprofit
America, December 3, 2004.
Shareholders Hold Increased Influence in Post-Enron
America. Social responsibility corporate goal of
activists, July 8, 2004.
How to
Determine the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the
World, April 30, 2004.
JP Morgan Chase-environment and importance of corporate
governance in the world economy, April, 30, 2004.
Coporations Should Balance Profits with Corporate Social
Responsibility, January 9, 2002.
Concerning Economic
Measurement & Economics
On
the Methodology of ISEW, GPI and Related Measures, by Eric Neumayer,
September 2000, Ecological Economics, UK.
Spiritually Related
& Spirituality Information
America's 50 Million Cultural Creatives Impact
the Marketplace, by Amy Cortese, The New York Times, July
20, 2003.
Imaging
CAM: Scientific Investigations Indicate Efficacy of
Alternative Medicine, August 4, 2003.
We can’t get no satisfaction,
by Malcolm Dean,
The Guardian, March 5, 2003.
Lord Richard Layard analyses happiness in modern economies.
Cultural Creatives - Are you a
Cultural Creative? Ethical Matters, U.K.
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Dr. Paul Ray. He
describes them as having,
"...
no established leaders, no professed ideology and no cohesive
sense of community. Its members loosely adhere to humanistic/spiritual
ideals and life-styles that are eco-friendly." He believes he has
identified at least 50 million in the United States and another 50
million in Europe."
MMA survey: Most Americans do
NOT separate their faith and personal finances,
Survey sponsored by the Mennonite Mutual Aid Society and MMA Praxis
Mutual Funds, 2001.
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