Surveys and Studies

Without ongoing research forays into the daily world of the average citizenry, SRI professionals would have a much less clear idea of how the public perceives the concept, and how much they are willing to participate in it. And without research being done on how SRI investment compares with non-SRI vehicles, there would be very little evidence available with which to promote the industry.

The Calvert / Yankelovich Survey is one of the larger ones. Some smaller ones, along with other studies, are available from Good Money, Inc.

Calvert/Yankelovich Survey

"Calvert/Yankelovich Survey Results - Investor Attitudes Toward Tobacco Investment" [no longer available on website]

Good Money, Inc. - polls, surveys, and studies

"These pages report on the results of surveys, polls and studies that deal with socially and environmentally responsible investing, consuming and business

POLLS & SURVEYS

• Public opinion survey of what Americans think about companies with both positive and negative images.
• Survey of consumer buying practices based upon a company's social reputation.
• How students feel about environmental issues.

STUDIES

• How companies with good environmental records outperformed those with bad records.

• How two socially screened portfolios outperformed their unscreened counterparts.

• The growth of invested assets involved in socially responsible investing has been impressive for the last decade."

Maintained by Rory O'Brien robrien@web.net
Last update of this page June 19, 1999