For those determined to put their money where their passions are, the world of environmentally conscious investing offers a growing list of opportunities.
They don't produce much in the way of greenhouse gases themselves, but mutual funds and exchange traded funds can leave an indirect carbon footprint.
A report that ranks funds by their carbon footprints may make it easier for advisers to determine which funds are greener than others — but whether it will help green investing become more mainstream remains to be seen.
The economic crisis is deeply interconnected with other crises facing the nation, former Vice President Al Gore told more than 2,000 people at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston last night.
Shareholder resolutions calling for the adoption of a “genocide-free” investing policy might be withdrawn before Vanguard’s July 2 shareholders’ meeting because the firm has established a formal policy.
Climate change continues to be important to investors, and they want to know what companies are doing to mitigate the impact and risks associated with global warming.
Investors who previously ignored socially conscious investments are eyeing them now, an official with the Calvert Social Investment Foundation said last week.
Led by the Social Investment Forum, more than 50 organizations are calling on President Obama to establish an Office of Innovation in Corporate Responsibility within the White House.
The ICCR has compiled “climate-risk profiles” on more than 150 companies that are the subjects of 2009 shareholder resolutions.
Mutual funds and discretionary assets that comply with Shariah, or Islamic law, fell to $65 billion at the end of the third quarter.
Although political sentiment is warming to environmentally sensitive policies, the green movement may not be ready for a boom in investing in 2009.
Envestnet Asset Management today announced enhancements to its sustainability platform in response to a growing interest in socially conscious investing, which accounts for one in every nine dollars under portfolio management in the United States.
The election of Barack Obama has given a new "green" light to environmental investing, and financial advisers are taking notice.
Socially conscious funds are one of the highest growth areas of the mutual fund industry and have outperformed their peers in recent time periods, according to a study released today by New York-based Lipper Inc.
The fund, UBS' first, offers a range of investment options, including exchange traded fund portfolios, mutual funds and separately managed accounts.
KLD Research & Analytics Inc. and FTSE Group today announced a strategic partnership designed to offer a comprehensive offering of environmental, social and governance research and indexes.
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus is pressuring mutual fund companies voluntarily to divest their holdings in companies that do business in Sudan.
