Watchdog and Research Organizations
As You Sow, (415)391-3212, www.asyousow.org. Represents SRI investors in a dialogue with corporations.
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES), (617)247-0700, www.ceres.org. A coalition of environmental, investor and advocacy groups that holds companies to a 10-point code of environmental conduct.
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), (212)870-2295, www.iccr.org. A coalition of religious investors working to promote corporate responsibility. Assists investors who wish to co-file resolutions.
Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC), (212)833-0700, www.irrc.org. Offers an array of services for portfolio screening and corporate benchmarking. Provides information on shareholder activism and guidance on proxy voting worldwide.
KLD Research & Analytics, (617)426-5270, www.kld.com. Compiles social profiles on 3,000 U.S. companies, as well as global lists on controversial industry involvement. Maintains SRI benchmark indexes, including the Domini 400 Social Index.
Social Investment Forum, (202)872-5319, www.socialinvest.org. A nonprofit membership group for financial professionals promoting the practice and growth of SRI.
SRI Books, Periodicals and Web Resources
Published since 1988, the bimonthly Business Ethics magazine (www.business-ethics.com) is the oldest and still-leading chronicler of the socially responsible business movement.
The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy (Berrett-Koehler, $24.95) by E co-writer Marjorie Kelly shows how the corporate mandate to maximize returns to shareholders is out of step with democratic and free-market ideals.
GreenMoney Journal, (800)849-8751, www.greenmoneyjournal.com, maintains both a well-trafficked website and a quarterly newsletter largely devoted to SRI.
Investing with Your Values (New Society, $10.95), by Jack Brill, Hal Brill and Cliff Feigenbaum (publisher of the GreenMoney Journal) is a good choice for readers interested in making SRI investments.
The Mindful Money Guide (Ballantine, $13)
by Es co-writer, Marshall Glickman, is not restricted to social investing, but is written for people interested in integrating their values and aspirations with their finances.
The SRI Advantage (New Society, $29.95),
edited by Peter Camejo. The SRI Advantage is comprised of articles by a variety of SRI experts on mutual fund performance, community and international investing, and pension funds.
Banks
Chittenden Bank, (800)545-2236,
www.sociallyresponsible.chittenden.com.
Self-Help Credit Union, (800)476-7428,
www.self-help.org.
ShoreBank Pacific/Eco Deposits,
(877)326-4326, www.eco-bank.com.
Mutual Funds
Calvert Financial Group,
(800)368-2748, www.calvertgroup.com.
Citizens Funds,
(800)223-7010, www.citizensfunds.com.
Domini Social Investments,
(800)762-6814, www.domini.com.
Green Century Funds,
(800)934-7336, www.greencentury.com.
New Alternatives Fund, (800)423-8383,
www.newalternativesfund.com.
PAX World Fund, (800)767-1729,
www.paxworldcapital.com.
Portfolio 21, (877)351-4115, ext. 21,
(503)224-7828, www.Portfolio21.com.
Sierra Club Mutual Funds, (866)897-5982,
www.sierraclubfunds.com.
Winslow Green Growth Fund,
(888)314-9049, www.winslowgreen.com.
Money Managers/Financial Consultants
The Clean Yield, (800)809-6439, www.cleanyield.com.
First Affirmative Financial Network,
(800)422-7284
Principle Profits,
(800)972-3289, www.PrincipleProfits.com.
Progressive Asset Management Network, (800)786-2998, www.progressiveassetmanagement.com.
Trillium Asset Management, (800)548-5684,
www.trilliuminvest.com.
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