Investment Managers Pushing Companies to go Green

“During the last three years of prolonged financial and economic turmoil, investors voted with their dollars, showing that they understand the value incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in the investment process,” says Cheryl Smith, chair of the Social Investment Forum.

The group says that about $1 in every $8 under professional management is involved with a “socially responsible investment.” That equates to about 12.2 percent of the $25.2 trillion in total assets under management that is tracked by Thomson Reuters Nelson. The value of those investments have risen by 13 percent “in the current economic downturn,” it says.
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