Socially Responsible Investing is what SRI is an acronym for.Of course, Socially Responsible means different things to different people and to different funds and index managers as well.

Try to make sure that you are involved in SRIs that are right for you.

2. SRI Funds

What SRIs include can vary. Some funds will exclude any stock whose company might be involved in animal testing. Some funds put more emphasis on how a company treats its employees. This process of inclusion or exclusion is called screening, and each fund has its own screening criteria. Knowing the screening criteria can be a big help in deciding which fund is right for your style of investment.

3. Well know SRI indexes

The completion of the series extended the availability of information on Socially Responsible Investments to cover 90 percent of the worldâs financial markets. According to FTSE The FTSE4Good index series was created to provide SRI Investors with an independent and accurate tool to measure the performance of companies meeting international CSR standards. FTSE for good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index are the most commonly known SRI indexes.

4. Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes

Companes have been screened by the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes based on certain things since 1999. The foundation for them is a cooperation.

5. The Future Of SRI

An important thought leader study, The Future of Socially Responsible Investment, was published in 2005. It captured and analyzed the 10-year-ahead thinking of 42 of the world's leading SRI practitioners, who collectively see SRI, and in particular Screening, as becoming mainstream investment practice -- entirely because SRI analysis does provide valuable insight into management's ability and thoughtfulness. Other significant trends include the continued growth and robustness of Community Investing, and in particular the evolution of Shareholder Engagement as the defining factor that distinguishes the 'Deep SRI' firm from others.

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