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| Socially responsible investing
The two basic types of socially responsible investing are screening investment portfolios and shareholder advocacy. Screens are applied to restrict investment in certain industries or companies, such as companies that manufacture abortifacients, nuclear weapons or tobacco, or that are involved in egregious human rights violations. Shareholder advocacy consists of several components: letter writing, direct dialogue with corporate management, the public filing of shareholder resolutions, speaking at annual shareholder meetings, and voting proxies to constructively influence corporations. |
