 |
|
BANG FOR THE BITE
We would give this 6 apples out of 5 if we could. SRI is one of the most powerful levers for effecting positive change at the macro-level.
COCKTAIL FACT
Over half of the 250 biggest companies in the world now produce environmental, social or sustainability reports in addition to financial ones.
| SAVE TO MY BITES |  |
FORWARD TO A FRIEND:
RATE THIS TIP:
How useful is this tip to you?
(5 is the highest)
home › tip library › Socially Responsible Investment Funds
You're hip to a light green lifestyle, but are your investments?
The Bite
Actions speak louder than words, but money speaks a helluva lot louder. Make a difference as you make money by investing your IRA and savings in socially responsible funds.The Benefits
- SRI is hot. In the US alone, $2.3 trillion (1 in every 7dollars invested) are in socially responsible funds. During the past decade, SRI has grown 10% faster than traditional investment.
- Many choices. Take your pick from community investment, social ventures, or SRI mutual funds.
- Invest in a greener future. Give a slap on the back to socially and environmentally proactive companies that are finding solutions for tomorrow’s problems today.
- Profit big time. Many SRI funds actually out perform their peers and the S&P 500.
Personally Speaking
We are both investing in a very socially responsible fund. It’s called Ideal Bite, you heard of it? (We wish we could accept your investments but the FTC would come after us).Wanna Try?
- Portfolio 21, New Alternatives, and Green Century - green-focused SRI mutual funds.
- Pax World, Domini, and Calvert - more traditional SRI mutual funds that screen out environmental offenders.
- PowerShares Clean Energy Portfolio- invest directly in wind, solar, and hydrogen-fuel cells; fund allocates at least 80% of assets in clean energy and conservation companies.
- Blue Marble and Progressive Asset Management - full-service SRI advisory firms that devise personalized portfolios.
- SocialFunds.com, The Social Investment Forum, and Co-op America - great places to learn more.
May 15,2006
Sponsor
All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result of testing and a preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid to have its company referenced in the tip. For more information, please read our Editorial Policy.
SRI - Moving the Needle
Biter Comments...
I am concerned about the CFL light bulbs that are so energy efficient. What about the fact that they contain mercury and this is very harmful and can be a dangerous problem for people with sensitivies and auto-immune diseases (which is the case with my 15 year old daughter)? Also, this poses a problem for landfills and may cause further contamination.
Wiki also has good info on this here
Thanks for the posting this story!
http://www.jauditor.com/JBoss303
http://www.jauditor.com
http://www.5al.org
http://www.5sw.com
http://www.aldleel.com
http://www.ksasky.com
http://www.ksasky.net
http://www.arab.sc
http://www.avencom.com
http://www.airfa.net
http://Afghanistan.airfa.net
http://Albania.airfa.net
http://Algeria.airfa.net
http://Andorra.airfa.net
http://Angola.airfa.net
http://Antigua-Deps.airfa.net
http://Argentina.airfa.net
http://Armenia.airfa.net
http://Australia.airfa.net
http://Austria.airfa.net
http://Azerbaijan.airfa.net
http://Bahamas.airfa.net
http://Bahrain.airfa.net
http://Bangladesh.airfa.net
http://Barbados.airfa.net
http://Belarus.airfa.net
http://Belgium.airfa.net
http://Belize.airfa.net
http://Benin.airfa.net
http://Bhutan.airfa.net
http://Bolivia.airfa.net
http://Bosnia-Herzegovina.airfa.net
http://Botswana.airfa.net
http://Brazil.airfa.net
http://Brunei.airfa.net
http://Bulgaria.airfa.net
http://Burkina.airfa.net
http://Burundi.airfa.net
http://Cambodia.airfa.net
http://Cameroon.airfa.net
http://Canada.airfa.net
http://Cape-Verdi.airfa.net
http://Central-African-Rep.airfa.net
http://Chad.airfa.net
http://Chile.airfa.net
http://China.airfa.net
http://Colombia.airfa.net
http://Comoros.airfa.net
http://Congo.airfa.net
http://Congo.airfa.net
http://Costa-Rica.airfa.net
http://Croatia.airfa.net
http://Cuba.airfa.net
http://Cyprus.airfa.net
http://Czech-Republic.airfa.net
http://Denmark.airfa.net
http://Djibouti.airfa.net
http://Dominica.airfa.net
http://Dominican-Republic.airfa.net
http://East-Timor.airfa.net
http://Ecuador.airfa.net
http://Egypt.airfa.net
http://El-Salvador.airfa.net
http://Equatorial-Guinea.airfa.net
http://Eritrea.airfa.net
http://Estonia.airfa.net
http://Ethiopia.airfa.net
http://Fiji.airfa.net
http://Finland.airfa.net
http://France.airfa.net
http://Gabon.airfa.net
http://Gambia.airfa.net
http://Georgia.airfa.net
http://Germany.airfa.net
http://Ghana.airfa.net
http://Greece.airfa.net
http://Grenada.airfa.net
http://Guatemala.airfa.net
http://Guinea.airfa.net
http://Guinea-Bissau.airfa.net
http://Guyana.airfa.net
http://Haiti.airfa.net
http://Honduras.airfa.net
http://Hungary.airfa.net
http://Iceland.airfa.net
http://India.airfa.net
http://Indonesia.airfa.net
http://Iran.airfa.net
http://Iraq.airfa.net
http://Ireland.airfa.net
http://Israel.airfa.net
http://Italy.airfa.net
http://Ivory-Coast.airfa.net
http://Jamaica.airfa.net
http://Japan.airfa.net
http://Jordan.airfa.net
http://Kazakhstan.airfa.net
http://Kenya.airfa.net
http://Kiribati.airfa.net
http://Korea-North.airfa.net
http://Korea-South.airfa.net
http://Kuwait.airfa.net
http://Kyrgyzstan.airfa.net
http://Laos.airfa.net
http://Latvia.airfa.net
http://Lebanon.airfa.net
http://Lesotho.airfa.net
http://Liberia.airfa.net
http://Libya.airfa.net
http://Liechtenstein.airfa.net
http://Lithuania.airfa.net
http://Luxembourg.airfa.net
http://Macedonia.airfa.net
http://Madagascar.airfa.net
http://Malawi.airfa.net
http://Malaysia.airfa.net
http://Maldives.airfa.net
http://Mali.airfa.net
http://Malta.airfa.net
http://Marshall-Islands.airfa.net
http://Mauritania.airfa.net
http://Mauritius.airfa.net
http://Mexico.airfa.net
http://Micronesia.airfa.net
http://Moldova.airfa.net
http://Monaco.airfa.net
http://Mongolia.airfa.net
http://Morocco.airfa.net
http://Mozambique.airfa.net
http://Myanmar-Burma.airfa.net
http://Namibia.airfa.net
http://Nauru.airfa.net
http://Nepal.airfa.net
http://Netherlands.airfa.net
http://New-Zealand.airfa.net
http://Nicaragua.airfa.net
http://Niger.airfa.net
http://Nigeria.airfa.net
http://Norway.airfa.net
http://Oman.airfa.net
http://Pakistan.airfa.net
http://Palau.airfa.net
http://Panama.airfa.net
http://Papua-New-Guinea.airfa.net
http://Paraguay.airfa.net
http://Peru.airfa.net
http://Philippines.airfa.net
http://Poland.airfa.net
http://Portugal.airfa.net
http://Qatar.airfa.net
http://Romania.airfa.net
http://Russian-Federation.airfa.net
http://Rwanda.airfa.net
http://St-Kitts-Nevis.airfa.net
http://St-Lucia.airfa.net
http://St-Vincent-Gr-dines.airfa.net
http://San-Marino.airfa.net
http://Sao-Tome-Principe.airfa.net
http://Saudi-Arabia.airfa.net
http://Senegal.airfa.net
http://Seychelles.airfa.net
http://Sierra-Leone.airfa.net
http://Singapore.airfa.net
http://Slovakia.airfa.net
http://Slovenia.airfa.net
http://Solomon-Islands.airfa.net
http://Somalia.airfa.net
http://South-Africa.airfa.net
http://Spain.airfa.net
http://Sri-Lanka.airfa.net
http://Sudan.airfa.net
http://Suriname.airfa.net
http://Swaziland.airfa.net
http://Sweden.airfa.net
http://Switzerland.airfa.net
http://Syria.airfa.net
http://Taiwan.airfa.net
http://Tajikistan.airfa.net
http://Tanzania.airfa.net
http://Thailand.airfa.net
http://Togo.airfa.net
http://Tonga.airfa.net
http://Trinidad-Tobago.airfa.net
http://Tunisia.airfa.net
http://Turkey.airfa.net
http://Turkmenistan.airfa.net
http://Tuvalu.airfa.net
http://Uganda.airfa.net
http://Ukraine.airfa.net
http://United-Arab-Emirates.airfa.net
http://United-Kingdom.airfa.net
http://United-States.airfa.net
http://Uruguay.airfa.net
http://Uzbekistan.airfa.net
http://Vanuatu.airfa.net
http://Vatican-City.airfa.net
http://Venezuela.airfa.net
http://Vietnam.airfa.net
http://Western-Samoa.airfa.net
http://Yemen.airfa.net
http://Yugoslavia.airfa.net
http://Zambia.airfa.net
http://Zimbabwe.airfa.net
dfdf
PHOTO ALBUMS
Posted by: Drew | May 15, 2006 at 09:31 PM