A common myth about investing ethically is that performance is not as great as more mainstream investments because traditionally lucrative industries, such as the tobacco and arms industries, tend to be avoided.
Well lets blow that myth straight out of the water. If you look at the cold hard facts, loads of ethical investments have actually performed really well over the years. Take a gander at the performance of the funds in our FTSE4Good website if you're not convinced about the potential performance of ethical investment!
And here's some even better news. With the increasing focus on sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility (you know, the type of things that smile have always stood for!), ethical investments are actually becoming a more attractive choice for all sorts of investors interested in long-term growth potential.
In fact, they are becoming more and more likely to be tomorrow's top performers. After all, responsible and ethically-minded companies that think about the future are more likely to stick around, grow and prosper, passing the fruits of their success down to the clever people who invested in those companies in the first place! There are around 40 investment funds available in the UK that have their own ethical criteria, some stricter than others.
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