Ethical investment
Investment schemes can employ strategies defined by ethical requirements, religious or otherwise. Ethical managers employ strict criteria that screen out investments that do not comply with their mandate.
Articles
21/06/2006
Get some sunshine in your portfolio!
According to some pundits, 2004 may well be remembered as the watershed year for solar energy.
13/09/2004
Introduction to Ethical Investments
This section of the site deals specifically with investment products that claim to pursue an ethical investment strategy. For whatever reason, these products will exclude investments in companies that are considered dubious under the terms of a specific ethical mandate.
News
08/01/2008
Standard & Poor's launches eco index to track green companies
Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, has announced the launch of a new investable index for investors seeking exposure to environmentally responsible investment strategies.
20/09/2006
Sukuk market expanding rapidly, says Dubai lawyer
As the Islamic financial market grows, the market is seeing a proliferation of Islamic finance structures to fund a variety of functions.
30/08/2006
Pension funds "failing in their duty" on Responsible Investment
FairPensions, the campaign for Responsible Investment, warned that most UK pension funds have failed to keep up with changes affecting its duty towards its members' ethical interests.
25/08/2006
Land Preservation: New breed of land buyer's hot property
Maine's Sunday River area is "breaking the mould" for land development by delivering both environmental advocacy and prestige to meet the needs of a new breed of customer.
31/01/2005
Fund launch targets carbon gas emissions market
Fortis Bank, Caisse des Dépôts, and the IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank are cooperating to launch the European Carbon Fund.
