For socially and environmentally responsible investors leery of putting more money into a still-lagging American economy, international mutual funds focusing on investments in green companies abroad are good options to help minimize risk while at the same time expanding one’s investment horizons. And today ethical investors have more choices than ever to do well by doing good with overseas mutual funds.
Looking for an innovative way to protect the environment and receive valuable financial rewards? If you or someone in your family owns land that you’d like to see protected, donating the property to a land trust may make sense. It’s probably the only personal statement about controlling urban sprawl you can make that won’t infuriate […]
Corporate Commuter Plans Can Cut Costs–and Hassles Every morning, if you're like 75 percent of American workers, you face gridlocked highways for your solo drive to the office. Why? Because you think that the alternatives, like the train, bus or a car pool, will take money out of your pocket, or just be downright inconvenient. […]
Whatever happened to that old television you set out on the curb? Most broken electronics and worn-out appliances end up in landfills. But in Europe, where recycling reigns and manufacturers bear a great responsibility for the products they make (a concept known as Extended Producer Responsibility), many appliances avoid the garbage dump. Could it happen […]
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Socially responsible investing (SRI) has been taking a pounding in the mainstream financial media. The Wall Street Journal, Money, and Forbes, to name just a few, have been running columns carrying headlines such as "Good Intentions, Bad Results" and "It’s Not Easy Being Green." These articles typically portray social investors, who won’t invest in polluting or destructive companies, as good-hearted saps destined to receive lousy returns.
The headlines are full of corporate scandals involving Enron, WorldCom, Xerox and even Martha Stewart Omnimedia, with the result that big business is under scrutiny as never before. In an effort to improve companies” social and environmental practices while also maximizing long-term revenues, many public and private pension funds are discovering the benefits of investing […]
Web surfers can take a stand for the environment without leaving their desks or opening their wallets. A new crop of websites — such as EcologyFund and Care2 — allows visitors to help a wide range of worthy green causes merely by clicking the mouse button. By Roddy Scheer"> <META NAME=
Saving Up for a Green Retirement Putting money aside for retirement is an important part of planning for your future. Like most people, you probably want to make sure there’s enough to live comfortably after you’ve stopped working. By choosing an IRA or 401K from the growing field of socially responsible investments, you can not […]
Resisters Refuse to Pay for War and Its Environmental Fallout Like most working Americans, Connecticut resident Rosa Packard files her taxes every spring. But since 1981, she has omitted one thing: the check. Instead she substitutes a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) explaining that, as a Quaker, an environmentalist and a conscientious objector, […]
