Responsible Investment for charities
This section of the website is for charity staff and trustees wishing to know more about Responsible Investment.
Responsible Investment can enable you to
- align your investments with your charity’s mission
- use investments to further rather than counter your work
- avoid potential risks to your reputation
- avoid alienating supporters and donors
Responsible investment can be adopted by charities of all shapes and sizes.
What do you want to know?
Why Responsible Investment is important for your charity
How Responsible Investment fits with fiduciary duties
The implications for financial performance
The approaches to Responsible Investment
Which social, environmental and ethical issues may be most relevant to your charity
How to develop a Responsible Investment policy
How Responsible Investment can be applied to different asset classes
Where to go for advice
Which fund managers offer Responsible Investment services
Which investment funds incorporate Responsible Investment criteria
How to encourage your charity trustees to adopt Responsible Investment
Applying a responsible approach to banking
The key issues of relevance to your type of charity
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