ethical investment — The restriction of investments to organizations that avoid unethical, immoral, or questionable activities. The concept of ethical investing is hotly disputed, owing to the subjective nature of the ethical judgments that underpin it. Criteria used … Auditor's dictionary
ethical investment — ➔ investment * * * ethical investment UK US noun FINANCE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► [U] the practice of investing in companies whose business is not considered harmful to society or the environment: »Consumer pressure and ethical investment are… … Financial and business terms
Ethical consumerism — 3R Concepts Waste Disposal Hierarchy Reduce Reuse Recycle Barter Dematerialization Downcycling Dumpster diving Ecod … Wikipedia
Ethical banking — An ethical bank, also known as social , alternative , civic or sustainable bank , is a bank concerned about the social use of its investments and loans. Although there are differences among the main ethical banks, they share a common set of… … Wikipedia
ethical — eth|i|cal [ˈeθıkəl] adj [no comparative] 1.) relating to principles of what is right and wrong = ↑moral ethical issues/questions/problems ▪ The use of animals in scientific tests raises difficult ethical questions. ▪ The president must have the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ethical investment — a policy of buying only stocks in companies which do not overtly offend the prejudices of dogmatists The ethics are supposedly of those who invest their cash, which is not to suggest that those investing in other companies operating within… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Socially responsible investing — Alternative Energy: One of many forms of sustainable investing Socially responsible investing (SRI), also known as sustainable, socially conscious, or ethical investing, describes an investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial… … Wikipedia
Australian Ethical Investment — Infobox Company company name = Australian Ethical Investment Limited company company type = Public Stock Symbol: [http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/CompanyInfoSearchResults.jsp?searchBy=asxCode allinfo=on asxCode=AEF AEF] , Stock exchange(s):… … Wikipedia
vice investing — n. An investment strategy that targets companies selling products related to human vices, such as alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and weapons. vice investment n. vice investor n. Example Citations: Ms. Waxler says her basket of vice stocks… … New words
Value investing — is an investment paradigm that derives from the ideas on investment and speculation that Ben Graham David Dodd began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently developed in their 1934 text Security Analysis . Although value… … Wikipedia
