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Investors must select green stocks based on moral and social principles that will benefits the society and environment.
Author: Kevin Long
Date: Oct 28, 2009 - 7:19:55 AM
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Is it possible to make profit and do good at the same time? By investing in an ethical manner you can ensure social good along with financial returns. Your hard earned money should not contribute to the damage of the environment or support the exploitation of labor in poor countries. The best way to ensure that your money is not being used by companies for causing destruction to the society and environment, look for ‘green’ company stocks. The concept of ethical investment has gained tremendous importance in the last few years. Even if your green investment doesn’t make a significant contribution to the planet, it will at least give you a clear conscience.
Traditionally, the term ‘investment’ has been related to capitalism under which ethics are not given much importance. There are several individual stocks and collective funds with the help of which you can combine investment with conscience. According to finance experts, financial bottom line is no more the sole criterion for measuring the success of an investment. When you invest in an ethical manner, you should know how your money is being used by the company. Different investors have different ways and reasons for making a sustainable investment. For instance, many people take religious beliefs into consideration and avoid investing money in companies that manufacture alcohol, drugs and tobacco. There is no doubt that the current ethical and moral investment behavior is being considered a great sign for the stock market. Only when more investors across the world start investing ethically, it will be possible to promote environmental and social well being for a long term. You can choose from a wide variety of green stocks available in the market. However, make sure that you conduct some research about the history and business activities of a ‘green’ company before making a final decision.
The world we
are living in is turning into an unsafe place to be. If companies that cause
damage to the society and environment continue getting funds from investors, it
will be difficult to make a difference. Therefore, the present need for
investors as well as sustainable finance companies is to make an ethical
decision and invest their money in stocks that do good for the environment and communities.
Author Bio:
Kevin Long is
the founder of Global Deaf Connection and the co-founder of Justmeans, a social utility site
that helps companies to attract and ignite advocates of better business and
good work related to sustainable business, ethical investing, responsible
investment and environmental sustainability. Kevin has done significant
business development work for both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
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