Hello, I'm Simon Lambert, this is money, and welcome to the second part of a special two-part

podcast on investing, where I am joined by Rob Morgan of Charles Stanley Direct. Rob, welcome to the show.

Hi, Simon, thanks for having me. Now, here's a question for you. Can you make a profit and make

your money do good? Let's be

honest, the popular image of the stock market and investing isn't exactly David Astenborough.

It's more Gordon Gecko or the Wolf of Wall Street. But like many stereotypes, that's not accurate.

Most personal investors are just ordinary people trying to grow their wealth over the long term. No

braces, no cigars and no highly questionable wall for Wall Street style parties. We won't be getting

into that too much on this podcast, Rob. Don't worry. But while it's never been easier to be a

DIY investor, perhaps even from the comfort of your lockdown sofa and dig into what you're

invested in, how often do people

really think about where their money is going and what it's doing? Socially responsible investing

is a concept, perhaps you could even call it a movement, that seeks to change that, trying to get

ordinary investors to engage with their investments and get them to improve the world, whether

that's at a corporate, a social or an environmental level.

So on this podcast, me and Rob are going to be exploring the world of socially responsible investing.

Rob, it seems a bit of a broad phrase that. What does it mean to you?

Yeah, it's definitely a very broad phrase and it means

different things to different people. Socially responsible investing is definitely an umbrella

term. To me, it's an investment approach that considers social and environmental good as well as financial return. And to me,

it's a powerful way that all investors can make a difference, helping to make the world a better

place, both from the environment and the living standards of the populations within it.

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