US SIF: Press Release: Study: “Alternative Investment” Assets in Sustainable & Responsible Investing Jumped 16 Percent in 2010 (10/26/2011)

A recent US SIF Foundation report finds strong growth in "Sustainable" Private Equity, Venture Capital, Property Investment and Hedge Funds.

According to Sustainability Trends in Alternative Investments in the United States, $80.9 billion was invested in 375 alternative investment funds incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria at the outset of 2011, reflecting a 15.9-percent growth in combined assets since the beginning of 2010...

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