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Community Based Investing: A New Brand of Responsible Investing

Posted in Business, Micro-financing, community investing, ethics, fixed income, investing, tagged , , , , , , , on July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast was devastated.  Access Capital Strategies, a SRI community investment firm, decided to use the tragedy of Katrina to showcase the power of community investment strategies.  The Boston-based asset management firm joined forces with Liberty Bank and Trust, a large local African American Bank. [...]

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South African SRI and Resource Stocks

Posted in Resource Stock, South Africa, TBL, ethics, investing, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

South Africa: SRI Index Beats Market
The JSE socially responsible investment (SRI) index outperformed the Johannesburg all share index by 5%.  As the world economy navigates the doldrums, many have suggested that SRI strategies are a luxury we can’t afford.  The JSE SRI index is a wake up call!  If an emerging economy, yoked to [...]

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