Use this free tool to see if your investments are sustainable
Investors have a new resource at their disposal to make aligning their portfolios with their personal values easier than ever.
The Invest Your Values search tools, created by As You Sow, a nonprofit that promotes corporate social responsibility, “offer investors insight into the environmental and social impact of their portfolios, alongside traditional metrics like financial returns,” according to a press release. Investors can search the name or symbol of mutual funds or ETFs in six search tools, which provide a “report card” on the fund related to one of the following social or environmental issues:
For those interested in limiting exposure to firearm manufacturers, for example, the report card shows the percentage of the fund’s assets invested in gun companies, and if the fund is a member of the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US-SIF). Read Full Article - CNBC, October 31, 2019