Socially-responsible investment crucial after spending review?

Socially-responsible investment may be more important than ever in the wake of the spending review, as several worthy causes face cuts as part of wide-sweeping measures to reduce Britain's deficit.

Ethical and social investing can refer to a number of things, such as specially designed funds, or favouring renewable energy stocks over fossil fuels, for example.

But the approach could now hold even greater significance for charity investments, as Missing People urges supporters to fight against its planned 100 per cent budget reduction from the government.

The donations-reliant organisation reports: "Funding cuts mean that, in one blow, the entire national investment into missing persons could cease and critical services lost."

Third Sector reveals similar bodies - such as youth volunteering charity V - are also expecting the withdrawal of significant fiscal support, indicating socially-responsible and charity investments may provide a major support system for such groups in the future. ADNFCR-2318-ID-800157795-ADNFCR