National Ethical Investment Week supports socially-responsible wealth management

Socially-responsible investment is to be support by a dedicated week early next month and experts are urging financial service providers to speak to new and existing clients about green and ethical options.

National Ethical Investment Week 2010 is the third time the event has taken place and runs from November 7th-13th, offering a chance to showcase the progression of the sector.

Julian Parrott, Chair of the Ethical Investment Association (EIA) and partner of advice firm Ethical Futures in Edinburgh, stated: "Just like fair trade coffee, ethical investment is entering the mainstream and is an important part of the growing ethical consumer movement."

He added socially-responsible investment is stereotyped as "hippy" and the preserve of certain types of clients, claiming those who have been working in the market for a while know this is not the case.

The EIA supports the marriage of financial objectives with a responsible approach to social, ethical and environmental issues.  ADNFCR-2318-ID-800106370-ADNFCR