Sustainable investing is the process of integrating personal values, societal concerns, and/or institutional mission into investment decision-making. The process considers the social and environmental consequences of investments, both positive and negative, within the context of rigorous financial analysis.

There are three complimentary strategies:

Screening involves overlaying qualitative analysis of corporate policies, practices, attitudes and impacts on the traditional quantitative analysis of profit potential;

Shareholder advocacy efforts include engaging in dialogue with companies and submitting and voting on proxy resolutions to influence corporate behavior;

Community investing allows investors to put money to work in communities where capital is not readily available to create jobs, affordable housing, and other needed services.

For more information, see the Social Investment Forum website:  www.socialinvest.org.