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Ethical investment

Standard & Poors Award 2005

What is ethical investment?

Ethical or socially responsible investment (SRI) aims to integrate personal values with investment decisions.  Many investors want their investment holdings to reflect their values, and support companies that behave in ways they consider appropriate or responsible.

Ethical Investment and SRI is part of an investment movement which no longer accepts that the financial bottom line is the only criterion for measuring investment success. This movement, promoting a ‘triple bottom line’, believes that environmental, social and economic consequences should be considered as parts of the investment assessment process.

Investing ethically means ‘knowing what your money is doing’.

For the principles guiding Australian Ethical's investments see the Australian Ethical Charter.

Further information:

> Background to ethical investment


What makes socially responsible investment different with Australian Ethical?

Australian Ethical is unique because it is a ‘deep green’ fund manager. All our investments are selected in pursuit of a just and sustainable society, the protection of the natural environment and the provision of a competitive financial return to investors. Our investments are guided by a set of clear principles in the Australian Ethical Charter, which provide positive and negative screens for all investments.

Australian Ethical has the country’s longest history as a socially responsible fund manager and we have demonstrated sound investment returns for over 22 years.

Further information:

> Australian Ethical's investment approach

> ethical company profiles

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