Socially responsible investor brings company to Asheville

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For Peter Krull, making money for his clients isn’t separate from making a difference in the world.

As the head of Krull & Co., he brings his longtime expertise in the financial market to socially responsible investing, which he sees as a perfect fit for Asheville.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Krull had been living on a small coastal island near Savannah, Ga., with his wife, Melissa Booth,

Making social investment more appealing to institutional investors

Pensions funds, banks and private equity firms are showing more interest in investing in social enterprises. A new report explains the new investment packages that are being produced.

It is almost 20 years to the day since the UK Sustainable Investment Forum was founded to promote responsible investment.

With a strong history of philanthropy, the City of London has long supported the development of this sector, co-founding the London Accord – a co-operative research project to share thinking around sustainable investment - and, in partnership with the forum, rewarding innovation in sustainable finance through its sustainable city awards.

More is demanded from sustainable investment funds than a fluffy image

Though there are those who want mileage from being seen to be responsible, for most, SRI funds must stand on their own two feet. Craig Drake.

SUSTAINABLE investment, or socially responsible investment (SRI), has been on a rapid ascent for the last decade, but outside of providing dinner party credibility for the chattering classes wanting to appear to be doing the right thing, are SRI funds worth a look for investors who are concerned with returns and growth?

For all the talk about the ability of sustainable development funds to hold their own, the chart on the bottom right, which tracks the Dow Jones sustainability index against its global index, will make for awkward viewing.

Clare Brook, Fund Manager of the IM WHEB Sustainability Fund is buoyant with regards to this big gap between global funds that include big miners and refiners of fossil fuels and those that focus on so called clean energy: “we see this gap as an exciting opportunity for the clean energy sector, which has plenty of ground to make up.

Private Social Investment in France: Meeting Two Goals

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Social investing is en vogue. As the investment landscape evolves, investors are looking increasingly toward non-conventional assets that satisfy a more complicated objective: earning returns while promoting positive social impact. Motivated by a desire to help those in need, contributors who want to see their funds used in a sustainable and accountable way have found that private social investing meets both these goals.