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Affirmative Thinking
Spring 2009 | Volume 11, Issue 2

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Investing in Community

Community lending is NOT sub-prime lending!
Default rates for community development loans are frequently lower than those for conventional lending.
Currently, community investment institutions can meet about 10% of the requests for assistance.
Obama administration programs have sent $100 million to community lending, helping many homeowners keep their homes.
A $1 donation to a community development lender can support up to $20 in loans.
To learn more, visit www.communityinvest.org.

A Principled Response to the Financial Crisis
The Board of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has released an eight-point plan that provides a robust framework for investors in their response to the current economic crisis. Read More…

Investors Push to Regulate Executive Pay
The thorny issue of how financial firms that took government bailout money compensate their executives will be publicly aired this proxy season. Read More…

Advocacy Update: An Inch at a Time
First Affirmative co-filed three shareholder proposals for the 2009 proxy season, and one has already been withdrawn! Read More…

Consumers and Investors Optimistic About “Green”
Despite the dire state of the economy, 34% of American consumers indicate that they are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products today Read More…

Progress in Assessing Climate Risk
Investor pressure on companies to evaluate climate-related risks has encouraged more and more companies to participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the leading source of climate change information relating to specific companies. Read More…

Ethical Business May Have Natural Advantages
A study in the MIT Sloan Management Review finds that consumers punish unethical business practices and reward ethical practices. Read More…

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