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Socially and environmentally conscious investments have increased dramatically and are showing competitive monetary returns with traditional funds. Socially responsible investing (SRI) considers both the investor's financial needs and an investment's impact on society. As a responsible investor, you should research any institution before investing your money, and once invested, continue to have an active voice in shaping policy. Traditional socially responsible investing has three basic elements:

Screening: Choosing whether to include or exclude a company in your portfolio based on social or environmental criteria. [more]

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Socially Responsible Investing Links:

As You Sow - Organization promoting corporate accountability - holding corporations accountable for complying with consumer, workplace and environmental laws. Shareholder activism.
Association for Enterprise Opportunity - Information on microenterprise funds which invest in local businesses with five or less employees, which require $35,000 or less in start up capital, and which do not have access to the traditional commercial banking sector.
CoopAmerica - Practical steps for using your consumer and investor power for social change
ENN Socially Responsible Investing - News, polls, and background on socially responsible investing from the Environmental News Network.
Investor Responsibility Research Center - Research, software and services on proxy voting, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility issues.
Natural Investment Services - Learn to invest in a way that reflects your values.
Shareholder Action Network - Nonprofit group hosted by Coop America which informs and coordinates shareholder activism toward corporations which are behaving unethically.
Social Invest - National non-profit organization promoting the concept, practice, and growth of socially responsible investing.
SocialFunds.com - Offers coverage of social mutual funds, community investment, and shareholder action.
SRI Studies - Bibliography and abstracts of articles on socially responsible investments.