Items Tagged With Socially Responsible Investing

India Gets Socially Responsible (in an Index)
Written By: Zola Larsen
2008-02-09 21:21:48
Last week, S&P (of '500' fame) announced the launch of the first socially responsible India index, the S&P Environmental Social and Governance India Index. According to the KLD press release, the ESG India Index is "the first investable index of companies whose business strategies and performance demonstrate a high level of commitment to meeting ESG standards" in India and is comprised of 50 companies (from among the largest 500 listed on the National Stock Exchange of India). The decisions to include or exclude were made by a consortium of three companies: S&P (whose area of expertise is governance metrics and indices), KLD (social and environmental research firm) and CRISIL (Indian business and regulatory context). The language of the press release is consistent with the current and favorable tone of assuring investors that "the profit motive is brought into alignment with public interest".

Interview with David
Written By: ThePanelist
2007-08-17 14:41:04

Watch a video interview with David Neubert.

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Investing on My Own Terms: A Definition of SRI
Written By: Casson Rosenblatt
2007-06-25 10:30:40
Somewhere along the way, an industry becomes defined by the terms used to describe it. And then sprouts a descent saying that the original terms are somehow skewing the real meaning of what the industry does, or perhaps, unfairly paints another industry as not being what the new industry says it is. Such is the case with socially responsible investing (SRI).

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Is the Neubert Portfolio Socially Responsible?
Written By: David Neubert
2008-04-09 08:42:50

Photo:Miguel A. Lopes, Creative Commons, Flickr
Felix from New York asks in a comment about my March 2008 top holdings, "What a lot of oil! Is this list in any way shape or form socially responsible?"

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KLD Announces Social Investment Unit Trust
Written By: David Neubert
2007-03-27 15:28:33

Trying to catch two waves at once, UBS, KLD, Domini and Mergent form a fund that combines popular trends:

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