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• Title: Is There a Future for Socially Responsible Property Investments?
• Author : Real Estate Issues
• Release Date : January 22, 2005
• Genre: Business & Personal Finance,Books,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 266 KB

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL for a new niche in real estate investing, focused on "socially responsible" property investments. Socially responsible investing (SRI) in general, according to the Social Investment Forum (SIF) means investing "that considers the social and environmental consequences of investments, both positive and negative, within the context of rigorous financial analysis." (1) It focuses on the "triple bottom line" by which investments are evaluated in terms of their financial profitability, social equity, and ecological integrity. According to the SIF, there were 2.16 trillion dollars in socially responsible investing of all kinds in 2003, including pension funds, mutual funds, foundations, religious organizations, and community development financial institutions. This includes all funds that are professionally managed and using one or more of the core socially responsible investing strategies--screening, shareholder advocacy, and community investing. One explanation for the magnitude of the SRI movement may be the size of the American sub-culture that's been dubbed the Cultural Creatives by author Paul Ray. (2) According to Ray, Cultural Creatives comprise approximately 26% of the American population and include individuals who place a high value on ecology, community, and social responsibility and other strongly held concerns.

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