South Africa: Socially Responsible Investing Pays Off

Johannesburg — FOR the first time since the JSE's s ocially r esponsible investment (SRI) index was launched in May 2004, it has outperformed the JSE all share index by 5% year to date.

This is despite initial reluctance from investors at putting money into social responsibility funds.

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