http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/12/onearth-mag-offers-practical-guide-to-green-investing/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2006/12/onearth-mag-offers-practical-guide-to-green-investing/comment-page-1/#comment-14391 Tom Konrad Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:27:15 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2006/12/onearth-mag-offers-practical-guide-to-green-investing/#comment-14391 Green investing and SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) are different things. Socially responsible investors usually have a long list of criteria by which they judge companies: employment practices, healthcare, peace, etc., as well as care for the environment. None of these are bad things, but they are not the same as a focus on the environment, and will have less beneficial impact on the environment because of it (although naturally more impact on labor practices, etc.) For example, most SRI funds would not touch Wal-Mart with the proverbial ten foot pole, which means that they cannot have a part in encouraging Wal-Mart's efforts in energy efficiency. Green investing and SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) are different things. Socially responsible investors usually have a long list of criteria by which they judge companies: employment practices, healthcare, peace, etc., as well as care for the environment. None of these are bad things, but they are not the same as a focus on the environment, and will have less beneficial impact on the environment because of it (although naturally more impact on labor practices, etc.)
For example, most SRI funds would not touch Wal-Mart with the proverbial ten foot pole, which means that they cannot have a part in encouraging Wal-Mart’s efforts in energy efficiency.

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