Why ethical investment is crucial and not just ‘nice to have’

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Ethical & Sustainable Investing

In this article, Dr Quintin Rayer raises the question: “Why does ethical investing matter?”.

Although ethical investment can be seen as falling into the ‘nice-to-have’ but not an essential category, it is actually of crucial importance. This can be seen by exploring the relationship between sustainability and finance, which, in turn, sets the background for ethical investing.  In this article, Quintin explores why clients and advisers should take a keen interest in this important and growing topic.

Q G Rayer (2017), Why ethical investment is crucial and not just ‘nice to have’, DISCUS, available at http://discus.org.uk/7831-2/, 3 pages, 27 July 2017.

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Quintin Rayer

Quintin Rayer

Quintin Rayner has worked for actuarial and investment consultancy firms as well as a multi-national European bank for nearly ten years including wide experience in quantitative fund and risk analysis. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments and a Chartered Wealth Manager. Quintin has completed the Sustainable Investment Professional Certification (SIPC) becoming this programme’s second graduate in the UK.