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Good Money Week 2015 is here

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9 years ago

October 18, 2015

Blue & Green Tomorrow

It’s Good Money Week – the national awareness week coordinated by UKSIF, the membership network for sustainable and responsible financial services, which is delivered by many others. Several events have already taken place and many more events are planned. Don’t forget to download the Guide to Sustainable Investment for greater detail about sustainable, responsible and ethical investment. This is the run down of just some our coverage so far.

To coincide with Good Money Week we are pleased to announce our media partnership with 3D Investing – a free online resource that provides invaluable insight on sustainable, responsible and ethical funds. The philosophy and approach of 3D Investing is explored in more detail in the Guide to Sustainable Investment.

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Good Money Week: what is it? (from UKSIF FAQs)

Everyone can ‘make money and make a difference’. Good Money Week is the campaign to raise awareness of sustainable, responsible and ethical finance to help people make ‘good money’ choices. Good Money Week 2015 will take place from 18- 24 October. Read more.

Countdown to Good Money Week: two weeks to go

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Good Money Week: Some bad arguments against sustainable, responsible and ethical investment

Pull any typical investor and their financial adviser off the street and ask them what they think about sustainable, responsible and ethical investment and the investor will look confused. The adviser will typically roll their eyes. Those three adjectives will paint for both an image of new age hippies, terrible knitted sweaters, poor personal hygiene and Birkenstock sandals. Read more.

Good Money Week: The surprise is that anyone is ‘surprised’ that ethical investment ‘can’ be unethical

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Good Money Week: What’s on financial advice experts minds?

Lisa Stonestreet UKSIF’s Good Money Week Programme Director told Blue & Green: “There are advisers, such as those in the Ethical Investment Association (EIA), who have a long established track record of working with their clients to make sure financial objectives and values can be aligned.” This is what some of the EIA’s leading thinkers told us. Read more.

The Guide to Sustainable Investment 2015

The fifth edition of Blue & Green Tomorrow’s flagship publication, The Guide to Sustainable Investment, is finally here, in advance of Good Money Week. Read more.