Interesting article on social investing– The application, which is based on Salesforce, comes out this fall and is being tested by more than 50 non-profits and charities. It tracks what a more conventional investor might look for — revenue, return-on-equity and assets and liabilities. But it also follows less traditional metrics that a non-profit user can design, like… Continue reading Non-profits test out new analytics software for social investing
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WSJ: Economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing
Investors, it seems, still have a proclivity toward good. So notes Ingrid Saukaitis Dyott, co-manager of Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund (symbol: NBSRX), who says that the economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing. The Socially Responsive Fund is still seeing investor inflows despite the global economic downturn, Ms. Dyott says. Hard times… Continue reading WSJ: Economic downturn hasn’t hurt interest in socially responsible investing
SRI Information and Links
I’ve gotten a lot of requests via email about where to get more information on socially responsible investing (SRI). Sorry I don’t have enough time to respond to all of you but here are some links: Center for Responsible Business– Moskowitz Research Program Under the umbrella of the Center since 2005, Moskowitz Research Program examines… Continue reading SRI Information and Links
The Haas School of Business Starts A Socially Responsible Investment Fund
Quick plug for The Haas School of Business: The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley is starting an innovative new fund. Combining education with environmental consciousness, the school is launching a $250,000 student-managed investment fund with an emphasis on social responsibility. Read more about it at Bloggingstocks.com.
Weekend Reading: Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World
Here’s this weekend’s article which comes from the New York Times. I haven’t finished reading it but wanted to link to it since it’s pretty long. Here’s a great quote that gives you some flavor: “You run into fundamental problems in trying to grow good because neither for-profit nor nonprofit is set up to do… Continue reading Weekend Reading: Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World
Socially Responsible Business Models
Another excellent piece for this weekend’s reading– Venturebeat, a blog about new technology ventures, publishes a piece on social capitalism, its two basic models, and why some companies are likely to succeed while others are not. The post is written by Jay Parkhill, who is an attorney that works in the technology sector. Keep in… Continue reading Socially Responsible Business Models
A U.N. initiative to promote business ethics could change the way B-schools operate
This week’s reading comes from Business Week and is about social responsibility— the article discusses a U.N. initiative that was launched in 2000, called UN Global Impact, to promote socially responsibly business practices in the world. The program looked at social responsibility from a financial perspective and adopted principles for responsible investment. It currently has… Continue reading A U.N. initiative to promote business ethics could change the way B-schools operate
Beginner’s Guide To Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
I finally saved up a enough money where investing has become relevant to me. I know a bit about how the markets work, but I don’t know too much about Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). I’ll need a crash course, and for that, there is no better resource than Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia, Socially Responsible Investing… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide To Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)