SRIs growing strong

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The growth in socially responsible investment is being driven by increasing investor involvement and corporate regulation, suggesting that this sector will continue to gain mainstream acceptance.

Although their aims and methods may differ, nobody doubts the financial clout of ethical investors. The growth in socially responsible investment (SRI) is unstoppable as it is being driven by the widespread and increasing desire of people to get involved, together with growing legislation and regulation at the corporate level. I have no doubt that SRI will continue to gain mainstream acceptance. SRI is now big business. When the first UK retail ethical fund was launched in 1984, analysts forecast the SRI market in the UK would grow to £2m. Just twenty years on the Investment Management Ass...