The Ethical Investor's Handbook by Strange, Morten -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents Foreword Preface 1 What in the World Is Wrong?

Where did all the animals go? But this is nothing new – or is it? A new normal Plastic, plastic everywhere Global warming Overpopulation

2 Too Much Is Not Enough

The debt trap The end of history? Monetary weapons of mass (environmental) destruction Interesting rates Shortage or oversupply? What will happen to the debt?

3 Natural Capital

All we need is… more natural capital Conserve your personal capital What is nature worth? Do we care? Crooked accounting Running in circles

4 Winners and Losers

The Easter Island story Good governance is key The “sensitive issue” of IQ When to be where Are you happy now? It’s a personal choice

5 “Ethics” Is Many Things

We are all in the same boat Various values So what is my view? Capital is shifting It’s complicated Finding smaller targets Use the power of capital The green tycoons The Asian way

6 Position Yourself

Bonds versus stocks Investing or trading Analytical tools A bit about stocks Ethical funds Institutional ethics

7 Energetic Investing

Fossil fuels are old sunshine We subsidise the burning Can coal be clean? Can gas? All electric by 2025? The solar options Blowing in the wind About the real Tesla Geothermal and such Investment ramifications

8 Positive Screening Options

A constructive strategy The eco-tourism explosion The darker side of travel Environmental services Other ethical sectors The biofuels fiasco The things we eat

9 The Ethical Portfolio

Asset allocation Portfolio balancing Broad or core SRI? Build your own green fund Can do-gooders make a buck? Let’s look at more facts

10 Support the Supporters

The time is right Governmental versus non-governmental Finding solutions A simpler way Everyone can pitch in

Notes Glossary Persons referred to References