Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director Is socially responsible, ethical investment profitable? It feels wrong to even ask the question but it is, in fact, a good question to ask. In a perfect world we would see resources equitably distributed in such a way that all people’s needs (food, shelter, clothing, health, equality, etc.) would be… Read more →
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Adopting Mark Carney’s Value(s)
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director “Capitalism loses its sense of moderation when the belief in the power of the market enters the realm of faith.” So says Mark Carney about a third of the way through his new book Value(s): Building a Better World for All. You know, the former governor of the Bank of… Read more →
You are an Ethical Investor: A (Very) Brief History of Ethical Investment
Author: Peter Cantelon, Executive Director When I was a kid out for Hallowe’en, we carried small cardboard containers (with terrible, easy to rip handles) to collect change for UNICEF. We were agents for ethical investment encouraging our family, friends and neighbors to invest some of their hard-earned dollars into the lives of impoverished children around… Read more →