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ethical investment

British

noun

an investment in a company whose activities or products are not considered by the investor to be unethical

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In an open letter, first reported by the Financial Times, they said "ill considered" ethical investment rules had been holding back their access to finance.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

The Royal Foundation said by email that it had followed Church of England guidelines on ethical investment since 2015, and goes beyond them.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Majumdar said the school will work with fossil-fuel companies that meet the university policies, which evaluates companies’ ethical investment framework with regard to environmental damage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022

He also put pressure on companies to diversify their corporate boards by adding more women and people of color and to develop more environmentally friendly and ethical investment tools.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2021

Other participants include Calvert Research and Management, a Washington-based ethical investment firm and part of Eaton Vance, which manages $26 billion.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2020

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