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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453365903321

Autore

Budde Scott J

Titolo

Compelling returns [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to socially responsible investing / / Scott J. Budde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

0-470-43245-4

1-281-75217-7

9786611752170

0-470-38580-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

332.678

Soggetti

Investments - Moral and ethical aspects

Finance - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Socially Responsible Investing; Chapter 2: Sensible Investing Habits for SRI; Chapter 3: Lining up SRI Goals with Strategies; Chapter 4: Social Screening Strategies; Chapter 5: Community and Proactive Investing Strategies; Chapter 6: Shareholder Activism Through Proxy Voting and Engagement; Chapter 7: SRI Strategies for Institutional Investors; Chapter 8: Responses to External Critics and Key Questions within the SRI Field

Chapter 9: Yielding to Compelling ReturnsAppendix A: Social, Environmental, and Governance Resources; Appendix B: Financial Advisors and Planners with SRI Experience; Appendix C: Social Screening Resources; Appendix D: Community Development and Environmental Investing Resources; Appendix E: International Microfinance Resources; Appendix F: Shareholder Activism and Proxy Voting Resources; Appendix G: Added SRI Resources for Institutional Investors; Notes; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Achieve competitive financial returns and make a difference at the



same time by applying the information in Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing, a well-rounded guide to socially responsible investing (SRI). Understand the basics of SRI and discover how you can align your values with your investments by choosing from three basic strategies. Learn to implement these strategies in your investment portfolios and combine your newfound knowledge with the basic principles of successful investing. An up-to-date directory of companies involved with SRI is incl