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.

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.

Regarding Environmental Sustainability &
Social Performance in Business

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.

Spiritually Related & Spirituality Information

ONE PERCENT FOR PEACE – THE REAL WAR ON TERROR – An Interview with John Davies, by Sandra Anderson, Yoga International, June-July, 2005.