I was encouraged to see this article Liquid Assets “Walking the Talk” Empowerment Through Investing in the latest Water Canada magazine. Authors Milla Craig and Grace di Meo do a great job of describing the growing movement of sustainable/responsible investing and what it really means.
Clearwater Lake, photo by Tanya Tran
They point out that investments in sustainable/responsible funds are growing from fringe to mainstream, with many large mutual funds, pension funds ( including the Canada Pension Plan), and foundations paying serious attention to ESG ( environmental, social, governance) factors in the companies they are investing in.
They go on to make the case for the inclusion of water in the sustainable risk assessments as the issues surrounding water worldwide are increasing at an alarming rate.
I particularly like the final point they make, which is that each one of us can make a difference through our own personal choices in RRSPs and investments. What do you think the barriers are to more of us personally investing in sustainable/responsible funds?
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Thanks for sharing Milla and Grace’s article with your readers. Glad you liked it!
Best regards,
Kerry Freek
Editor, Water Canada
By: Kerry on July 19, 2010
at 3:58 pm
Thanks for your comment Kerry. Your publication Water Canada is very impressive – its so comprehensive! Vicki Burns
By: CFC on July 19, 2010
at 9:24 pm