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socially responsible (social responsibility) - describes people and businesses whose goals include advancing the greater good, respecting human rights, and protecting the environment. SOCIALLY REPSONSIBLE INVESTING (SRI), CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR), FAIR TRADE, SUSTAINABILITY.

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation: Investment Policy
"In concert with the Foundation’s mission to protect and restore Earth’s natural systems and promote a sustainable society by strengthening individuals, institutions and communities pledged to pursuing those goals, we seek, where possible, to invest our endowment assets in companies that: provide commercial solutions to major social and environmental problems; and/or build corporate culture with concerns for environmental impact, equity and community."

Social Investment Forum - Advancing socially and environmentally responsible investing - "a membership organization of more than 500 social investment practitioners and institutions, including financial professionals, analysts, portfolio managers, banks, mutual funds, researchers, foundations, community development organizations, and public educators."

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