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| Title: | Charity ethical investment in Norway |
| Authors: | Kreander, Niklas
Beattie, Vivien
McPhail, Ken |
| Issue Date: | 29-Oct-2010 |
| Abstract: | The charity and voluntary sector in Norway is substantial (Sivesind, 2007). Yet we
know of no academic research which focuses on charity ethical investment in
Norway. We have examined charity ethical investment policies and how these
policies relate to the aims of charitable organisations. We survey large Norwegian
charities using a postal questionnaire and semi structured interviews. The findings
show that few charities publish an ethical investment policy, and it is often limited
to screening out weapons, pornography and tobacco companies.
The implementation of the policy differed substantially between charities. Only a
few charities engage with companies directly and very few vote their shares on
ethical matters as part of their investment policy. Monitoring of the ethical
investment policy was often limited (or non-existent). We conclude with policy
recommendations for charities. |
| Keywords: | accountability
charity
non-governmental organisation
ethical investment
voluntary organisation |
| Document type: | Research report |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2282/1032 |
| Appears in Collections: | Institutt for økonomi og informatikk
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