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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

Findings of Chamber Report on Proxy Voting are Challenged
Adam Kanzer of Domini Social Investments analyzes report issued by the US Chamber of Commerce, and finds questionable methodology and political bias.

Report Suggests that CDFIs are Weathering the Worst of the Economic Crisis
With funding for community development financial institutions a central part of the economic stimulus, and with renewed interest from individual investors, CDFIs look forward to improved performance for remainder of 2009.

House Passes Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill
American Clean Energy and Security Act seeks to reduce US dependence on oil, invest in clean energy technologies, and reduce carbon emissions.

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