6 Quotes by Alisa Gravitz

More institutions are screening out the very worst social but also using shareholder advocacy to improve those that don't make the grade.

He not only cares about how things are made and if they are recycled and making sure they are non-toxic, but he also cares about the people who make them.

The whole idea of socially responsible investing is skyrocketing. When you're putting a lot of money into something, you want to get a good financial return, but you also want your money to do good things.

It's clear that the combination of competitive performance, screening, and advocacy on behalf of their investors offered by SRI mutual funds are making them an increasingly attractive option for a wide range of investors. SRI mutual funds have grown from $12 billion in 1995 to $178.7 billion in 2005, far outpacing the overall growth of mutual funds in the US.

Social concerns are increasingly becoming investing concerns, and all of Wall Street is starting to factor these issues into its investment decisions.

These fund families collectively control $1 trillion, 70 percent of the US mutual fund market. The bottom line is this: mutual fund companies have the clout to hold the companies in their portfolios accountable for climate change impact, and furthermore they have a duty to do so.