1. ETHICAL INVESTMENT
By: Mohamed Hamdy

2. Agenda
 What is the ethical investment
 Why ethical investment
 Steps to invest ethically
 Ethical Investment in Egypt
 Ethical investment tips

3. What is the ethical investment
It’s a type of investment which describes an
investment strategy which seeks to maximize
both financial return and social good.

4. What is the ethical investment
 Ethical investment funds tend to take one of two
approaches:
 First approach
Funds that avoid stocks that have a negative impact on the
environment and its people - they tend to screen out companies
involved in contentious sectors such as tobacco, oil and alcohol.
 Second approach
Funds that target companies that are actively making a positive
contribution to the environment and its people - such as designing
green transport or developing processes that minimize pollution.

5. Why the ethical investment
 Public awareness of issues such as climate
change and human rights has led to a
demand for ethical investment funds.

6. Steps needed to invest ethically
 Avoiding Unethical Investments
 Avoid Causing Illness, Disease & Death
 Avoid Destroying or Damaging the Environment
When judging a company/organization, focus primarily
on its products and/or services
When gathering information about investment
opportunities, ask for written details as to where the
money is going.

7. Steps needed to invest ethically
 Choosing Positive Ethical Investments
 Keep focused primarily on the effects of the
company's products and services
 Make a list of other positive benefits that you
would like to see your money support.

8. Steps needed to invest ethically
 It will give you a great feeling to know that
your money is being invested in an ethical
way that benefits society!

9. Ethical investment in Egypt
 Ethical investors looking to put money into emerging
market economies should avoid China, Egypt and
Vietnam, the Ethical Investment Research Service
(Eiris) has claimed.
 Research by the group found these three countries to be
the worst performers in terms of Environmental, Social,
and Governance indicators.

10. Ethical investment tips
1. Consider what you mean by ethical
2. Do you research
3. Consider your attitude to risk
4. Be prepared for smaller returns
5. Remember performance does matter