Ethical Investing

Ethical Investing

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. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

These titles are ranked approximately by release date.

  • Faithful Finances 101: From the Poverty of Fear and Greed to the Riches of Spiritual Investing

    “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. For more information, visit Faithful Finances 101: From the Poverty of Fear and Greed to the Riches of Spiritual Investing, by Gary…

  • Global Profit and Global Justice

    “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. For more information, visit Global Profit and Global Justice, by Deb Abbey, New Society Publishers 2003.

  • The New Capitalists: How Citizen Investors Are Reshaping the Corporate Agenda

    “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. For more information, visit 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.

  • Pension Fund Politics: The Dangers of Socially Responsible Investing

    “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. For more information, visit Pension Fund Politics: The Dangers of Socially Responsible Investing, by Jon Entine, AEI Press…

  • Profitable Socially Responsible Investing? An Institutional Investor’s Guide

    “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. For more information, visit Profitable Socially Responsible Investing? An Institutional Investor’s Guide, by Marc J Lane, Institutional Investor 2005.

  • The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially

    “…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. For more information, visit The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially, by Peter Camejo, New Society Publishers 2002.