Conscious Capital Is Changing How Finance Functions

Investors have hundreds of options to invest directly in the change they want to see in the world.
Conscious Capital Is Changing How Finance Functions
A solar plant in front of a potash mine in Ungersheim, France, on Dec. 6. Investment in companies that operate in sustainable ways is on the rise. SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images
Andrea Hayley
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It used to be that when clients said they wanted to make a difference with their dollars, their financial advisers would tell them to make as much money as possible, and then donate the profits to charity.

The mainstreaming of responsible investing—which can also be referred to as green investing, mission investing, sustainable investing, conscious capital, and many other names—makes it clear that times have changed. Investors now have hundreds of options to invest directly in the change they want to see in the world.

Andrea Hayley
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com
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