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Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Society

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

Living a life of sustainability begins, no doubt, by incorporating green living principles into your daily life. But to support green living for the greater good of the community, consider extending your practices to impact that which is beyond your immediate reach.  This includes where and how you choose to invest your money.

What is SRI?
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5 Stock Screening Strategies

Posted on Sep 24, 2008 by GLI Editors.

If you want to be a socially responsible investor, how do you pick the
right stocks to invest in?

Here are five general strategies to help
you screen companies for social concerns:

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What Everybody Ought to Know About Greenwashing

Posted on Feb 08, 2008 by GLI Editors.

Green is the new “hot” word, both in advertising and in the annual reports of many of the companies who want our investment dollars. Many companies want to at least appear to be environmentally responsible, working toward reducing their global warming footprint. For us, finding out the truth behind the hype is not always easy…

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Green and Socially Responsible Investing

Posted on Nov 28, 2007 by GLI Editors.

A huge drawback to investing is the complexity involved in deciding where to invest your money.  Faced with nearly incomprehensible prospectus or annual reports, the majority of us invest by buying shares of mutual funds, a process that usually leaves us uninformed about exactly which companies our money supports. 

When a person buys shares of mutual funds they are buying a piece, or a share, of the overall return on investment—or the interest earned—on a group of companies.  Which companies are included is decided by the fund manager based on certain criteria.  Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is a way of looking at the companies to identify investment possibilities based on social and ethical standards rather than based purely on profits.

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GTR: Green Real Estate Investing with Green Key Real Estate

Posted on Oct 29, 2007 by Sean Daily.

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Sean Daily, Green Living Ideas’ Editor-In-Chief, talks about the sustainable side of green real estate investing with Tiffany Elston, Development Associate for Green Key Real Estate.

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