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Despite surging interest in ethical and socially responsible investing,
the sector’s market share hasn’t budged in a decade. Adam Lewis
asks...
Where’s the
money gone?
T
he concept of ethical
investing is not a recent
phenomenon. Its origins
can be traced back to the
1800s when religious groups such as
Quakers and Methodists established
socially responsible investing (SRI)
guidelines for their followers.
However, it was not until 1984 that
UK funds officially began investing
“ethically”. Since then, the industry has
accumulated some £15.2bn of funds
under management, a