Social Criteria
Harrington Investments approach to SRI is designed to ensure that our clients' assets are invested in companies that have a positive impact on society. Below is a list of the inclusionary and exclusionary investment criteria we use to screen our client's stock portfolios.
INCLUSIONARY CRITERIA
Invest in securities of companies that:
Finance housing and small businesses.
Develop alternative energy.
Strive for a sustainable environment through the goods and services they provide.
Contribute to the quality of human and animal life.
Promote the economic advancement of women and ethnic minorities
Promote the advancement of individuals with physical and mental disabilities
Give generously to charitable causes.
Implement policies that promote the welfare of their employees.
Bargain fairly with their employees.
Have a positive impact upon society through the quality and safety of their products.
Freely disclose and implement exemplary human and labor rights policies.
EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA
Avoid investing in securities of companies that:
Manufacture tobacco products.
Pollute the environment.
Discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual preference, or perceived disability.
Manufacture weapons.
Generate nuclear power.
Genetically modify seeds or living organisms.
Are involved in the gambling and gaming industry.
Violate or deny basic human rights of workers.
Do not respond to shareholder communications or proposals.
Have primary business practices that involve the inhumane treatment of animals.
Consistently violate regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).