Socially responsible investment: a global revolution
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Chichester [u.a.]
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2002
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXII, 399 S. |
| ISBN: | 0471499536 |
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Foreword by Tim Smith xv
Series Preface xix
Preface xxi
Part I Exploring Socially Responsible Investment 1
1 Socially Responsible Investment Comes of Age 3
A historic date 4
The UK SRI Pensions Regulations 5
The road to regulation 7
The pressures for change 13
Political recognition of public interest in SRI 17
References 20
2 What Is Socially Responsible Investment? 21
A definition of socially responsible investment 22
Is there more to SRI than screening? 27
The role of shareholder activism 29
Advocacy contrasted with activism 35
A theoretical justification for SRI 40
References 42
3 From the Beginning 45
A precursor 46
American beginnings 48
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South Africa: a defining issue 52
Growing environmental concerns 58
Ethical consumerism 63
Fears over globalisation 65
References 67
4 Profiling the Investors 69
Identifying the issues 70
Profiling the investors 76
How important is financial return? 81
References 86
5 Screening in Practice 89
Screening in practice 89
Calvert Social Investment Fund 90
Friends Provident Stewardship 95
Citizens Funds 104
Standard Life Ethical Funds 109
References 114
Part II Issues for Institutional Investors 117
6 From Environmental Risks... 119
Why the environment is fundamental 119
The investing public and the environment 120
Nuclear power 121
Ozone depleting chemicals 124
Water pollution 125
Hazardous chemicals 125
Tropical hardwoods 127
Smog and acid rain 130
Biodiversity 131
Genetically modified foods 134
Environmental liability 137
References 142
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7 ... To Sustainable Development 145
An integrated approach to the environment 145
The case for sustainability 146
Evaluating the threat of climate change 150
Rio, Kyoto and beyond 154
The rising cost of natural disasters 157
New markets for renewables 160
Wind power 162
Solar power 164
Fuel cells 165
The Rio Resolution 1992 167
Emissions trading 168
Investment vehicles 169
Environmental management and accounting 171
The Global Reporting Initiative 172
References 174
8 Human Rights 177
The need for SRI performance metrics 177
The UN Declaration of Human Rights 178
Oppressive regimes 180
Burma 183
Sudan 187
China 192
Human rights at work 193
Human rights: verification and analysis 200
References 205
9 Corporate Social Responsibility 209
Growing expectations 209
The history of corporate governance 211
Corporate governance in the UK . 213
Corporate governance in the US 219
Corporate governance in Asia and Europe 226
The link between corporate governance and SRI 230
References 238
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10 Investment Returns 241
Why investment returns are crucial 241
The difficulties of back testing 243
Analysis using restricted indices 244
SRI unit trusts in practice 248
Institutional SRI investment 254
The need for deeper analysis 266
Investing in smaller companies 267
Green investing 268
Establishing a theoretical framework 270
References 275
Part III A Global Revolution 277
11 Information Services 279
The need for SRI research 279
The Council on Economic Priorities 280
The Ethical Investment Research Service 282
Kinder, Lydenberg and Domini 284
Innovest 287
Pensions and Investment Consultants 291
Two global SRI networks 293
SRI market indices 295
The Domini Social Index 296
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index 300
FTSE4Good 305
References 308
12 Alternative Approaches: Canada and Australia 311
Canadian beginnings 311
SRI mutual funds in Canada 315
The Australian approach to SRI 323
Growth of SRI unit trusts 326
Socially responsible pensions 330
References 337
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13 Into the Mainstream 339
The UK: great changes after July 1998 340
Pension funds: growth in SRI activity 344
A quantum leap in UK SRI assets 347
The question of engagement 350
The US: a major market for SRI 354
Shareholder activism in the US 359
References 364
14 A Global Revolution 367
Japan: a new market for SRI 367
SRI in the Pacific 371
SRI in continental Europe 372
Scandinavian pioneers 375
Other European markets 380
Socially responsible pensions 384
The SRI universe in Europe 387
The global revolution begins 388
References 390
Index 393
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