| Equity Invest ethical questionnaire |
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| NEGATIVE CRITERIA |
+ Tick 'Very Concerned'
to EXCLUDE companies involved in this area.
~ Tick 'Concerned' to ALLOW inclusion of companies with a lesser
involvernent in this area (must be offset by positive activities
or policies).
—Ticking 'Not Concerned' may lead to investment in this
area. |
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Not Concerned
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| Alcohol |
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+ Production, distribution or retail
(including hotels, restaurants & supermarkets) of alcoholic
beverages.
~ Distribution & retail ALLOWED. |
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| Animal Testing - Medical |
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+ Discovery or manufacture of pharmaceuticals
or other healthcare products whose development involved testing
on animals (including provision of contract facilities for animal
testing).
~ Companies committed to the 3Rs policy of refinement, reduction
& replacement ALLOWED. |
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| Animal Testing - Other |
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+ Manufacture of new cosmetic, toiletry
or household products with ingredients tested on animals.
~ Companies with policies committed to the elimination of animal
testing ALLOWED. |
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| Arms |
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+ Manufacture or sale of strategic
weapon systems, combat platforms or ordnance; supply of components
specifically designed or modified for military use; weapons testing
or training systems.
~ Manufacture of specific components, supply of services or equipment
of a non-specialist nature & training systems ALLOWED. |
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| Environment |
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+ Mineral extraction, fossil fuel
exploration & production, quarrying, agrochemical production,
production of genetically modified seeds or foodstuffs; sale of
hardwood products from non-sustainable sources, motor car manufacturing,
or road building; convictions for serious or persistent pollution
offences.
~ Motor car manufacturing & road building ALLOWED. |
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| Gambling |
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+ Operation of betting or gaming facilities
(e.g. casinos, betting shops & lotteries)
~ Involvement in lotteries ALLOWED. |
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| Human Rights |
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+ Companies operating in countries
with oppressive regimes without a comprehensive human rights policy;
vendors of armaments to oppressive regimes.
~ Companies operating in such countries, but providing beneficial
goods or services ALLOWED. |
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| Nuclear Power |
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+ Generation of electricity from nuclear
power; reprocessing or use of radioactive material for non- medical
purposes; supply of equipment or services for nuclear power plant
construction.
~ Supply of engineering equipment or services for plant construction
ALLOWED. |
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| Pornography |
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+ Production, distribution or sale
of pornographic material (e.g. satellite & cable television
services, wholesale magazine/newspaper distributors).
~ Distribution ALLOWED. |
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| Tobacco |
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+ Production or retail of cigarettes
& tobacco products; manufacture of associated machinery.
~ Retail of cigarettes & tobacco products ALLOWED. |
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| POSITIVE CRITERIA |
| Please tick the appropriate
box to indicate your degree of interest or concern regarding each
area. |
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Very
Interested
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Interested
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Neutral
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| Community Investment |
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| Commitment to long-term giving programmes,
either via cash donations or gifts in kind (e.g. staff time, use
of buildings or facilities); membership of corporate giving benchmarking
groups. |
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| Employment |
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| Commitment to workplace diversity,
equal opportunities, employee work/life balance, anti-bullying &
stress policies. |
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| Environment |
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| Publication of policy on managing
environmental impacts; monitoring key performance indicators and
reporting progress against objectives in areas such as waste disposal
and recycling, consumption of water. |
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| Green Technology |
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| Design, manufacture or sale of products
that benefit the environment or make industrial processes cleaner
or more efficient (e.g. fuel cells & components, energy efficiency,
alternative fuels). |
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| Healthy Living |
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| Production, processing or retail of
organic food; production of meat/dairy/poultry products under accredited
non-intensive schemes; foods produced with minimal artificial content;
homeopathic & natural remedies. |
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| Overseas Development |
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| Involvement in fair trade or use of
an ethical supply chain policy; provision of socially or environmentally
beneficial goods & services to developing countries (e.g. communications,
healthcare, transport). |
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| Public Transport |
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| Operation of bus services or passenger
rail franchises; manufacture of public service vehicles or components;
maintenance of public transport infrastructure. |
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| Recycling & Waste |
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| Waste recycling or sustainable forms
of waste management. |
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| Renewable Energy |
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| Generation or distribution of electricity
from renewable sources; manufacture or development of renewable
energy infrastructure (e.g. wind turbines, solar cells, power plants
using renewable feedstocks). |
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| Safety & Protection |
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| Manufacture of products or provision
of services facilitating compliance with health & safety legislation,
or protection of human life. |
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| Training & Education |
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| Production or sale of material or
the provision of services for training or educational purposes. |
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| Additional Comments: |
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| To adopt a lower risk
approach, please tick the 'Best of Sector' box. In this case, we
may include select socially responsible stocks in major investment
areas, such as Oil, Gas & Pharmaceuticals. This may supercede
the ethical choice you have made above. |
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Best of Sector:
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*the following fields are required
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| *My preferred risk profile: |
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High risk investor |
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Balanced risk investor |
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Low risk investor |
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*Name:
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*Address:
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*Daytime Tel No:
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*Email Address:
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| *Size of current / potential investments: |
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£100,000 - £500,000 |
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£500,000 - £1,000,000 |
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£1,000,000 + |
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