Ethical issues are increasingly becoming financial issues with the potential to effect shareholder value, it has been noted.
Mark Robertson, spokesman for the Ethical Investment Research Service, has claimed that many more Britons are recognising the "fact that ethical investment offers real opportunities to both make money and make a difference".
He added: "Growing consumer interest in issues like climate change, human rights, fair trade and poverty continues to drive demand for green and ethical investment."
Mr Robertson's assertions follow a survey by the Association of Independent Financial Advisers which found that more than 80 per cent of advisors now offer advice on ethical and green issues .
Meanwhile, new research by the Association of Investment Companies revealed recently that investor confidence is on the rise.
The association found that some 44 per cent of active investors intend to increase their stock market investments, up from 40 per cent in March.
However, this figure is down on October 2009, when confidence reached 52 per cent.
Ethical issues are increasingly important, says investment expert
Ethical issues are increasingly important, says investment expert
Wed, 20 Oct 2010
Recommended links
Online sharesInvestments enquiry form
Ethical investment opportunities
Introduction to the Stock Market
Preference shares explained
Investment trusts
Investment trusts
Savings accounts rates and providers
How to start a pension
Ethical and community values are increasingly important to investments
Ethical investment is about making a positive choice
Investors shun UK in favour of foreign firms, says survey
UKSIF to sponsor National Ethical Investment Week
Green investment bank welcomed
| Stocks & Shares news |
|---|
| Investors happy to make own decisions but lack SIPP knowledge, survey finds - Tue, 05 Apr 2011 |
| Investors put off switching Isas by low rates and fear of mistakes - Thu, 31 Mar 2011 |
| Investors shunning banks when taking out an Isa - Tue, 22 Mar 2011 |
| More News |
