Comments on: Socially Responsible Investment part 1 – Defining SRI http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri Discussion about ethical issues relating to business Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Katie Patel http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-18003 Katie Patel Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:10:43 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-18003 venture capital is quite risky but the returns are great if you succeed..- venture capital is quite risky but the returns are great if you succeed..-

]]> By: Joshua Brown http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-13173 Joshua Brown Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:26:29 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-13173 Venture Capital is always risky but if market research had been done correctly, you will earn a lot~;, Venture Capital is always risky but if market research had been done correctly, you will earn a lot~;,

]]> By: Good Honest Dollar $$ » Blog Archive » Socially Responsible Investing part 5 - Does SRI really make a differenence? http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-563 Good Honest Dollar $$ » Blog Archive » Socially Responsible Investing part 5 - Does SRI really make a differenence? Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:31:07 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-563 [...] noted in earlier posts, SRI can take on a wide variety of forms. Some types of SRI, including Community Investing, Social Venture Capital and Social [...] [...] noted in earlier posts, SRI can take on a wide variety of forms. Some types of SRI, including Community Investing, Social Venture Capital and Social [...]

]]> By: Good Honest Dollar $$ » Blog Archive » Socially Responsible Investing part 4: Does SRI compromise investment performance? http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-505 Good Honest Dollar $$ » Blog Archive » Socially Responsible Investing part 4: Does SRI compromise investment performance? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:12:04 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-505 [...] compromises financial performance is not a clear cut issue, particularly as there are a number of different approaches toward SRI and expected financial outcomes will vary according to the particular approach which is [...] [...] compromises financial performance is not a clear cut issue, particularly as there are a number of different approaches toward SRI and expected financial outcomes will vary according to the particular approach which is [...]

]]> By: Saad Khan http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-167 Saad Khan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:20:41 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-167 Thanks, Andrew. Yeah we've just started this journey and hopefully many others will join us for this social cause. Saad Thanks, Andrew. Yeah we’ve just started this journey and hopefully many others will join us for this social cause.

Saad

]]> By: Andrew http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-166 Andrew Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:15:57 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-166 Saad, From your website, it looks as though your organization is doing a wonderful job at speaking out about the importance of ethical behavior in business and investment in Pakistan. Your organization might be a lone voice at the moment, but somebody has to be the first to speak out if anything is to change. Keep up the good work. Cheers Andrew Saad,

From your website, it looks as though your organization is doing a wonderful job at speaking out about the importance of ethical behavior in business and investment in Pakistan.

Your organization might be a lone voice at the moment, but somebody has to be the first to speak out if anything is to change.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Andrew

]]> By: Saad Khan http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-165 Saad Khan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:12:06 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-165 Hi Andrew, Yeah we can hope that more and more investors will eventually become aware of the benefits of SRI. As far as SRI in Pakistan is concerned, unfortunately we don't have any such activity here. Our organization is trying to create awareness though but we are lone warriors, you can say. Cheers Saad Hi Andrew,

Yeah we can hope that more and more investors will eventually become aware of the benefits of SRI. As far as SRI in Pakistan is concerned, unfortunately we don’t have any such activity here. Our organization is trying to create awareness though but we are lone warriors, you can say.

Cheers

Saad

]]> By: Andrew http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-164 Andrew Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:07:12 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-164 Hi Saad, In western countries, the market for SRI is small, but growing. In terms of managed funds, according to recent figures, Socially Responsible Investment funds account for approximately 11% of all managed funds. In Europe, the equivalent figure is about 10-15%. Bear in mind, these figures cover only investment which occurs through managed funds. They do not include investment from other types investors, such as day traders, hedge funds (who, as Brad said, probably don't care much about social responsibility), individual investors (who may or may not care about SRI) or social venture capitalists or social entrepreneurs (who are active in SRI). The figures indicate that there is a growing awareness about the importance of ethical investing, but you are right in saying that we have a long way to go in terms of educating investors about the importance of SRI. Most of my (brief) research on the topic has covered America and Europe, so I don't really know much about the situation in rest of the world. I am curious, do you know if there is any formal or organized form of SRI activity in Pakistan? Cheers Andrew Hi Saad,

In western countries, the market for SRI is small, but growing.

In terms of managed funds, according to recent figures, Socially Responsible Investment funds account for approximately 11% of all managed funds.

In Europe, the equivalent figure is about 10-15%.

Bear in mind, these figures cover only investment which occurs through managed funds. They do not include investment from other types investors, such as day traders, hedge funds (who, as Brad said, probably don’t care much about social responsibility), individual investors (who may or may not care about SRI) or social venture capitalists or social entrepreneurs (who are active in SRI).

The figures indicate that there is a growing awareness about the importance of ethical investing, but you are right in saying that we have a long way to go in terms of educating investors about the importance of SRI.

Most of my (brief) research on the topic has covered America and Europe, so I don’t really know much about the situation in rest of the world.

I am curious, do you know if there is any formal or organized form of SRI activity in Pakistan?

Cheers

Andrew

]]> By: Saad Khan http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-163 Saad Khan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:12:33 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-163 Very nice post, Andrew. As Brad said, long-term investors have a tendency to indulge in socially responsible investing but my query is that how many shareholders will actually participate in shareholder activism for a social cause? Investors' pressure is a nice way of implementing SRI at a company provided the shareholders are actually ready for that and I guess we've a long way to go in educating the investors about the importance of SRI. Am I right in my approach? Thanks, Saad Saad Khans last blog post..<a href="http://www.socialbridges.org/2008/07/22/csr-and-more-at-teradata-an-interview-with-mr-ahmed-sarwar-business/" rel="nofollow">CSR and ‘more’ at Teradata: an interview with Mr. Ahmed Sarwar - Operations Manager at Teradata Global Consulting Center</a> Very nice post, Andrew. As Brad said, long-term investors have a tendency to indulge in socially responsible investing but my query is that how many shareholders will actually participate in shareholder activism for a social cause? Investors’ pressure is a nice way of implementing SRI at a company provided the shareholders are actually ready for that and I guess we’ve a long way to go in educating the investors about the importance of SRI. Am I right in my approach?

Thanks,

Saad

Saad Khans last blog post..CSR and ‘more’ at Teradata: an interview with Mr. Ahmed Sarwar – Operations Manager at Teradata Global Consulting Center

]]> By: drew http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/socially-responsible-investment-part-1-defining-sri#comment-155 drew Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=94#comment-155 Thanks Brad/Lauren, I would think that Brad's comment is spot on, and that SRI would be much more prevalent amongst long term investors. Cheers Andrew Thanks Brad/Lauren,

I would think that Brad’s comment is spot on, and that SRI would be much more prevalent amongst long term investors.

Cheers

Andrew

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