Green is Good

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Susan Mangiero



With all due respect to Gordon Gekko, replace the "d" (as in "Greed") with an "n" (as in "Green") and we end up with a way to both belately celebrate Earth Day and acknowlege an emerging trend in pension funds' allocation to Socially Responsible Investments (SRI).

Click here to access a nice primer from the UK. Checklists and case studies make it useful to anyone interested in knowing more about the topic. 

Stateside, Mercer Consulting's survey of U.S. pension funds about SRI suggests continued growth. Click here to access the survey.

By the way, it's not just Ayn Rand who rejects altruism. Institutional investors say that opportunities to reduce risk, enhance returns or better align economic interests with socially-oriented values are key drivers behind their decision to invest in SRI funds.
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