Ethical Money: How to Invest in Sustainable Enterprises and Avoid the Exploiters and Polluters

Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
1 Why concern yourself?......Page 15
Who cares? We care......Page 16
What can we do about it?......Page 18
Money with a human dimension......Page 21
The morning after......Page 25
From noble origins to a concerted effort......Page 28
Pension power......Page 30
A group effort......Page 32
How the funds work......Page 34
Taking on more......Page 35
On the threshold of the future......Page 36
Sacrifice? No, thank you!......Page 38
You can make a difference......Page 39
Knowledge is strength......Page 43
In tune with the times......Page 47
Bring it on home......Page 49
There ought to be a law about it!......Page 50
I feel good!......Page 52
The bottom line......Page 53
4 The different ‘green’ credentials and concerns that motivate people......Page 54
Specific priorities......Page 55
The environment......Page 56
Elementary, my dear investor......Page 57
In my water......Page 58
Hot air......Page 59
Think right, do right, be right......Page 60
Clear, honest and decent......Page 62
Cute little things......Page 63
Playing God......Page 64
Good behaviour......Page 65
Stakeholders......Page 66
But not this......Page 67
Crossover......Page 68
A mirror for changing values......Page 70
Investment with feeling and dilemmas......Page 72
Perhaps yes, possibly no......Page 73
Roads going where?......Page 74
A complex judgement......Page 76
Understanding from a reference to knowledge......Page 77
Good guy, bad guy......Page 78
The case for defence......Page 80
Waste not. . .......Page 81
Murky political waters......Page 82
A case for feelings......Page 85
Communications......Page 86
Life is rarely simple, so why should investment be so?......Page 87
The big one......Page 89
No ethics in losses......Page 90
Not better nor worse, but distinct......Page 91
New indices......Page 95
Comparative values......Page 101
The table......Page 105
What lies ahead?......Page 106
Organized beliefs......Page 108
What do you think?......Page 109
Pick an investment......Page 113
Investment trusts......Page 115
Unit trusts......Page 116
OEICs......Page 117
Insurance and pension plans......Page 118
A vehicle to suit......Page 119
A good policy......Page 120
A choice of funds......Page 121
Knowledge is strength......Page 122
A changing background......Page 123
All around the world......Page 126
Brussels rules, OK!......Page 129
The road to clean air......Page 130
Can that be sustained?......Page 132
Many pointers to the future......Page 133
Business first – get the message!......Page 138
Ethical business, not cottage industry......Page 139
How could you tell?......Page 141
Generally agreed social and ethical accountability......Page 148
Social accountability in the real world......Page 150
So, what impact?......Page 154
Just another investment criterion......Page 157
I believe, we believe......Page 158
Alcohol......Page 160
Tobacco......Page 162
Gambling......Page 164
Pornography and adult entertainment......Page 166
Human rights......Page 167
Health and safety at work......Page 169
Third World exploitation......Page 171
Animal testing......Page 173
Intensive farming methods and the consumption of meat......Page 174
Genetic engineering......Page 175
Armaments......Page 176
Nuclear energy......Page 177
Greenhouse gases and ozone depletion......Page 178
Water pollution and pesticides......Page 180
Roads......Page 182
Banking......Page 183
Environmental initiatives......Page 184
Responsible products and services, recycling, energy conservation......Page 185
Equality of treatment and opportunity and positive employment practices......Page 187
Fair trade......Page 188
Virtual manufacturing......Page 189
Disclosure......Page 190
Public transport......Page 191
Passive becomes active......Page 193
A growing sector......Page 195
Criteria in summary......Page 201
The next step......Page 202
Index......Page 205