Ethical investing has still to find its feet

socially responsible investing

Despite outperformance over recent years and a clear majority of investors claiming to be interested in SRI, few seem prepared to put their money where their mouth is and buy a fund

The future is looking promising for the ethical sector - or so those promoting the sector would have us believe. A survey carried out on behalf of Friends Provident and Isis Asset Management by Mori in June this year showed that of a cross-section of 2,000 people aged over 15 in the UK, 65% were interested in investing their money in a socially responsible way. Even more encouraging was that the study also found that almost three-quarters of those under the age of 45 were interested in ethical investment. The changing shape of the economy and society is creating opportunities for ethical...