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1、TheCaseforSociallyResponsibleInvestingAnnaAndersonJamesE.HornePresident&CEOAbstractSociallyResponsibleInvesting(SRI)istakingholdinAmerica.Thecrisisofmodernsociety,insocialandecologicalterms,isdrivingthemovementforasustainablesociety--beginningwithourbusinesses.IntheUnitedStates,

2、SRIhasbecomeagrowthindustryitself;steadilyrisingthroughoutthe1990's,itnowcontrols1.2trilliondollarsofinvestmentcapital.SRIisaccomplishedthroughmethodsofscreening,communityinvestment,andshareholderadvocacy.Inthispaperwespeaktotheunderlyingissuesofenvironmentaldegradationandtotheu

3、nsustainablepracticesthathaveledtoanincreaseintheGrossNationalProduct,butadecreaseinthewelfareoftheearthanditspeople.TableofContentsPart1Introduction1WhatisSocialInvesting?11Part2WhyShouldWeInvestinaSociallyResponsibleWay?4TheProblemsofInvestinginanExtractiveBusiness4Connectingt

4、heDots8Chart:ISEW10Part3TheEthicalDimension11CaseStudy:Monsanto11CaseStudy:Mitsubishi13SoWhatNow?14CaseStudy:Interface16Part4HowCanWeBecomeSociallyResponsibleinOurInvesting?18Chart:GrowthofSRI18Chart:ComparisonofDominiSocialIndexandS&P50019Screening20CommunityInvesting20Sharehol

5、derAdvocacy21Part5ClosingRemarks22ListofSociallyScreenedFunds23Notes24AdditionalReadings24PrefaceAttheKerrCenterforSustainableAgriculture,ourmissionistoofferprogressiveleadershipandeducationalprogramstoallthoseinterestedinmakingfarmingandranchingenvironmentallyfriendly,sociallye

6、quitable,andeconomicallyviableoverthelongterm.Weareprivilegedtohaveanendowmentandwewanttomakesurethatallofourprogramsareenvironmentallysustainableandinkeepingwithourvaluesandgoals.Tothis2endwebegantolookcloselyatourinvestmentportfolio.Ofcourse,itisimportanttousthatourmoneyworkef

7、fectivelytoearnthebestreturnspossible;butwealsowantourmoneytosupportbusinessesthataretrulysupportingthewelfareofthepeopleandtheearth.Wewouldnotdumptrashintoourrivers,streams,andaquifersorspewtoxinsintotheairorintothesea.Wewouldnotdegradethesoilthatisneededtosustainusandallotherl

8、ifeforms.Wewouldnotclearcutourremainingoldgrowt