Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility by John Hancock

Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility by John Hancock

The rapid growth of ethical investment funds reflects a growing desire for investors to back socially responsible companies. And there are other sound reasons why companies that are seen to be ethical, environmentally friendly, good employers etc, can see real benefits to their bottom line. Recent revisions to stock market rules have made ethical funds available to a much wider group of advisors and investors. This important book explains the issues and the benefits of corporate social responsibility in the context of an analysis of the 300 quoted UK companies currently listed on the prestigious FTSE4Good index. Part One covers recent corporate ethics issues and the damage that revelations of dishonesty and unethical practice can do to stock markets. It explains how businesses can avoid these problems and why it is good to do so. The criteria whereby companies are seen to be 'socially responsible' and the growing importance of SR to investors and other stakeholders are addressed. The performance of the FTSE4Good index is studied, and there is analysis of how the sector compares to the general market. Part Two contains a full directory of the 300 companies listed on the FTSE4Good index, and tables showing how companies fit the criteria. This is followed by individual company profiles and company case studies including: Centrica, EMI, Friends Provident, Whitbread, National Express and National Grid.

John Hancock was Ethical Investment Journalist of the Year in 1999 and is a freelance journalist with over 20 years experience in financial services

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ISBN 13	9780749441470
ISBN 10	074944147X
Title	Investing in Corporate Social Responsibility
Author	John Hancock
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kogan Page Ltd
Year published	2004-12-03
Number of pages	300
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