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Platform Helps Advisors With SRI

By Bruce W. Fraser, February 2010 issue
Envestnet's innovative SRI platform gets praise from advisors who use it.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Financial advisors should take a closer look at a recent report on SRI fund performance.

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SRI Funds Outperform Benchmarks, Mostly

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Friday, 22 January 2010
The Social Investment Forum has found that 65% of socially responsible mutual funds it analyzed outperformed their benchmarks last year.

Large-Cap Plays

By Bruce W. Fraser, January 2010 issue
The real action in green investing is with big companies who are leading the way, says this portfolio manager.

COLUMN: The Socially Conscious Advisor

By Steve Schueth, January 2010 issue
SRI Outlook 2010: Observations on the socially responsible investing industry from fund company executives who lead it.

Good Mileage Ahead For Electric Vehicle Investments?

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, December 2009 issue
You may be able to help power up clients' portfolios with companies connected to this greener, cleaner transportation.

Shades Of Green

By Marla Brill, December 2009 issue
Environmentally conscious funds and ETFs have turned around this year, but more narrowly focused plays have farther to go to regain lost ground.

Selling Sustainability

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Thursday, 24 September 2009

In London, about 50% of the clean water leaks away because the infrastructure is so old. The cost of digging up all of the old pipes and replacing them would be astronomical. But let's say a company had a robot-like device that could enter the pipes and coat them, stopping the leaks. Wouldn't that company sound like a great investment?

Still On Track?

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Monday, 31 August 2009
A report published last October by a leader in the responsible investing field predicted RI will grow by 25% a year over the next few years and become mainstream by 2015. Almost a year and one financial meltdown later, I contacted Robeco, one of the firms that did the study, to see if it was still as optimistic.

Religion-Based Funds On The Rise

By Bruce W. Fraser, June 2009 issue
More mutual funds and 401(k) plans are getting religion.

Green Century Fund Reports Carbon Footprint

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Wednesday, 22 July 2009
The Green Century Balanced Fund is believed to be the first U.S. mutual fund to release an analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions of the companies it holds in its portfolio.

Investment Firms Ask SEC For Environmental Reporting

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Tuesday, 21 July 2009
More than 50 major investment firms and professionals, as well as the Social Investment Forum, have asked the SEC to require public companies to annually report on ESG matters.

One For The Wind

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Wind is the alternative energy that is closest to being cost competitive without subsidies and the U.S. is now the world leader in wind electricity generation, says a Calvert portfolio manager.

Report Assesses Carbon Risks Of U.S. Mutual Funds

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Wednesday, 08 April 2009
A new report by a leading environmental data company looks at which U.S. mutual funds hold companies with the lowest and highest greenhouse gas emissions.

Does Shareholder Advocacy Create Shareholder Value?

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Thursday, 19 March 2009
Ever drink from a bottle of water and notice a plasticky taste? Or reheat a meal with plastic wrap over it in the microwave? Or eat vegetables from cans, which often have plastic liners in them?

Top 10 For Women

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Monday, 09 March 2009
KLD Research & Analytics launched a North America Women Investment Index (NAWI) last Thursday that includes 216 U.S. and Canadian firms in various sectors that rank highly on promoting gender equality. Who made it into the index?

Fund Adds Sustainability Criteria

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Monday, 09 March 2009
The Gabelli SRI Fund Inc. will now consider sustainability criteria and its name is changing to ...

Gender Investment Indexes Announced

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Sunday, 08 March 2009
Do companies that encourage gender equality have a better chance of being financially healthy and delivering ...

SRI Retirement Plan Provider Has Positive Outlook For 2009

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Thursday, 05 February 2009
Social(k), an SRI retirement plan provider that works with nearly 400 financial advisors, had a good year in 2008 ...

21st Century Pioneer

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Monday, 26 January 2009
Jeffrey Feldman is one of the first people to create a retail-investing product that aims to deliver returns from business and government initiatives to slow climate change.