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Despite environmental and ownership concerns, opportunities exist in the production and delivery of fresh water, say two financial experts.
 
A discussion with Dan Bakal, director of electric-power programs for Ceres.
 
Three current or former student activists in Massachusetts discuss how they influenced their schools to change their investing strategies.
 
Some 34 of the nation's top corporations have agreed to disclose their political spending.
 
Three current or former student activists in Massachusetts discuss how they influenced their schools to change their investing strategies.
 
Some financial-services companies have taken a while to realize there is demand for such an option.
 
How ethical investors can get involved in this trend.
 
More businesses are offering plans that let some employees align their retirement portfolios with their values.
 
A panel discussion with two experts who research companies that claim to be Earth-friendly.
 
Increasingly, shareholders want to know the political contributions their companies are making.
 
Corporations are catching on to the risks and opportunities of global warming.
 
Hedge-fund experts show how they boost returns by 'short-selling' firms that don't measure up.
 
Some companies are buying compensation for emissions they can't or won't eliminate.
 
The 2,000 such reports are efforts to provide more disclosure – and to communicate with important stakeholders.
 
These venture capitalists are in it for profit – and social change.
 
For ethical investors, companies involved in microfinance can offer competetive returns as well as social appeal.
 
Two experts on green energy talk about its stock prospects now that oil prices have fallen.
 
Real estate investment trusts that specialize in 'green' developments may appeal to environmentally concerned investors.
 
In response to ethnic cleansing in Darfur, some states and universities are divesting out of companies with operations in Sudan.
 

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