Summary
When you invest money do you care what it is used for? Would you avoid so called 'sin stocks' like tobacco, alcohol or gambling? Increasing numbers of people want to make sure their money is doing good - or at least as little harm as possible. But can you get a decent return from ethical investments? Paul Lewis and a panel of guests are taking your calls and queries about ethical investing.
Guests: Lisa Stonestreet, Head of Communications at the EIRIS Foundation Tanya Pein, independent financial adviser at In2 Planning and a Director of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association Peter Michaelis, Head of Sustainable Investment, Liontrust Asset Management
Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Sally Abrahams
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| 0:46.3 | Hello, when you invest your money, do you care what it's used for? |
| 0:48.1 | Or do you just want the best return? |
| 0:51.8 | Well, a growing number of people actually want to make sure their money does good, |
| 0:54.2 | or at least does as little harm as possible. |
| 0:56.9 | Recent concerns are, of course, climate change. |
| 1:01.6 | We saw from the Extinction Rebellion protests how strong that movement is among all ages, |
| 1:06.7 | and many more now worry that plastic is clogging up our oceans and killing wildlife. |
| 1:12.7 | Assets held in funds that identify themselves as ethical have grown tenfold in the last decade. |
| 1:15.1 | So, how do you invest ethically? |
| 1:19.7 | And just what can you exclude or indeed include when you invest your money? |
| 1:22.7 | With me today to discuss this and answer your questions. |
| 1:24.9 | First is Lisa Stone Street. |
| 1:27.4 | She's head of communications at the Iris Foundation, a charity that |
| 1:28.4 | provides free information, objective information on ethical finance. Lisa Stone Street, Iris is probably |
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