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Ethical investing

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Ethical investing, also known as Socially responsible investingor SRI attempts to ensure that invested fundsare not used to violate the investor's most basic moralvalues or ethical codes. There are a wide variety of means to ensure that invested funds are used ethically, and a wide range of interpretations of what "ethics" mean relative to investing.

Exactly what is meant by ethical investing will vary from investor to investor, but it typically refers to the refusal to purchase securities that are issued by organizations that are involved in one or more of the following:

Manufacture and sales of weapons or munitions
Questionable labour practices
Lacks environmental standards

Contrast ethical purchasing

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