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Article

23 Jul 2001

Author:
Simon Johnson, Reuters

Inside Track - Bewildering choices for investors with consciences

Shares in Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group are on one list but those of British supermarket chain Tesco aren't. And now some protesters at the Group of Eight summit of leading industrial nations say the bonds of the World Bank, despite its loans to poor nations, should join the ranks of investments to be spurned by the ethical speculator. So where should you put your money if you want to ensure it is used to promote environmentally sustainable policies, social development and human rights?