Anthony Edwards, Investment Advisor

Anthony Edwards BA EC
Investment Advisor

318A Duncan Avenue
Courtenay, BC V9N 2M5
(250) 898-9973

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The web provides a vast amount of information pertaining to the concepts of socially responsible investing. Below you will find links to what I think are some of the most useful sites to be found. If you are aware of other valuable resources available on the web, please be kind enough to let me know. A little knowledge can go a long way.

  • Canada's premiere SRI Fund Companies

  • Financial Links

    • The Social Investment Organization
      is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of socially responsible investment in Canada. There may be no better place to start your research into SRI with a Canadian perspective.
    • The US Social Investment Forum
      provides a variety of information on social investing issues, products and players from a US perspective.
    • The Shareholder Association for Research and Education
      is a national not-for-profit organization helping pension funds to build sound investment practices, to protect the interest of plan beneficiaries and to contribute to a just and healthy society.
    • Investgreen
      is posted by an individual who has done a lot of research to uncover companies around the globe that are involved in the alternative energy industry as well as those that are conducting their businesses in an environmentally sensitive manner.
    • The Socialinvest organization
      is one of the internet's most comprehensive personal finance sites devoted to socially responsible investing, they offer complete coverage of social mutual funds, community investing, shareowner action and daily social investment news, predominantly from
    • The mission of Business Ethic
      is to promote ethical business practices, to serve that growing community of professionals striving to live and work in responsible ways, and to help create financially healthy companies in the process.
    • The site at PowerOfGreen.com
      is somewhat commercially oriented but you may find it to be a good reference to companies that are active in the environmental remediation sector of the economy.
    • The Calvert Group
      is a US and Global research provider. Long known as an innovator in the field of social investing, Calvert has a crack team of analysts who focus specifically on social issues.
    • Michael Jantzi and Associates
      is a Canadian research provider. They have been a pioneer in social investing in Canada, recently launching a socially screened index based on the TSE 60.

  • Social Links

    • Verite
      is a non-profit organization established in 1995 to ensure that consumer goods that are manufactured through the global production networks of North American and European companies are made under conditions that meet international human and labor rights.
    • Sweatshop Watch
      is a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights, women's, religious & student organizations, and individuals committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry.
    • The responsible shopper site
      is a great place to find loads of useful info and it's all free!
    • The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
      provides information on business ethics, corporate human rights, community development, corporate governance and others.
    • The Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility
      (TCCR) is an ecumenical coalition of the major churches in Canada. As a research-action program, the Taskforce assists member organizations in promoting/implementing social and environmentally responsibile policies adopted by them.

  • Environmental Links