A GUIDE TO ETHICAL INVESTING

HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

As at December 2008, there was £6.8 billion invested ethically in the UK.  With around 90 UK domiciled green and ethical funds now available, there should be one to suit your investment objective. Funds comprise a range of different types of investments, so some will be higher *risk* than others. For a comprehensive list of all *investment funds* managed by IMA members please visit: www.investmentuk.org/investors/find_fund. 

IMA also produces a full range of fact sheets which are available free from:

Investment FactLine
c/o IMA
65 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TD
Telephone: 020 7269 4639
Website: www.investmentuk.org/investors

For further details about particular funds, you should contact the management company(ies) directly or you may wish to consult an authorised *financial adviser*. To find an adviser local to you, please visit: www.investmentuk.org/investors/ifa.asp

EIRIS has a consumer-dedicated website on eithical finance www.YourEthicalmoney.org. The website includes a searchable database of UK ethical funds, interactive guides to ethical banking, mortgages, insurance, and child trust funds, as well as a database of advisers who specialise in ethical investment.

To the best of our knowledge and belief, the information in this factsheet is accurate as at 23 October 2009.