Sentences with phrase «ethical investors do»
Many ethical investors don't get that.
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Julie Tomlinson, part of the James Cropper sustainability team, commented: «With BCE we set out to generate greener energy in a way that doesn't compromise the special ecology or superb landscape of Burneside and Cumbria and the project also rewards the parish and its investors with ethical energy and financial benefits.
To what extent do you view your investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and ethical values of Tim the man govern the investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.
All an investor has to do is find a fund that adheres to the same ethical principals you believe in and the manager takes care of the rest.
You'll want to do more research, but there are Green Funds available for the ethical investor.
By doing so, ethical investors leave hefty rewards on the table for those who stay behind.
My biggest concern with ABS is the sort of diffusion of responsibility that has occurred in a number of corporate structures (e.g. if an ABS does an ethical wrong, but magically no lawyer there is actually responsible...) and / or undue pressure from investors, just as some firms have faced undue pressure from whale clients.