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The Media Center is a free service designed to provide personal finance writers with comprehensive socially responsible investing (SRI) information. Our one-stop-shopping site includes quotes, statistics, definitions, narrative explanations, relevant SRI press releases, and much more, all pertaining to social investing.

What is Socially Responsible Investing?

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is the act of making investment decisions to achieve social as well as a financial return. The three main strategies of socially responsible investing include social screening, community investing, and shareholder activism.

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Recent SRI News

Interview: Cary Krosinsky, Editor of Evolutions in Sustainable Investment
SocialFunds.com talks with Krosinsky about the challenges to as well as the inevitability of a mainstream uptake of sustainable investing strategies.

States Require Insurers to Respond to Climate Risk Survey
California joins New York and Washington in requiring insurers that that write in excess of $300 million in premiums to respond to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Climate Risk Survey.

A 30% Reduction in EU Emissions by 2020 will be Cheaper than Expected
Noting that emissions reductions reached 14% by 2010, the European Commission concludes that a 30% cut will cost less than anticipated, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change calls for incentives to stimulate private investment.

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