Stimuli for an expanded perception of economy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
„A (…) sustainability-rating should give the highest ranking to those companies, which treat all commons (common goods) being used in their production equally to their own (private) assets.“<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. Johannes Hoffmann,
\nEmeritus Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Initiator and Author of the Frankfurt-Hohenheimer Leitfaden, Manual for ecological, social and cultural rating of companies and financial assets.<\/p>\n
„Sustainability in its true sense means that the regulatory policies have to exclude any externalisation of cost for the use of commons (common goods).“<\/p>\n
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Scherhorn -|-
\nFormer Professorship University of Hohenheim, Initiator and Author of the Frankfurt-Hohenheimer Leitfaden, Manual for ecological, social and cultural rating of companies and financial assets.<\/p>\n
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Responsible Investors reflect on the ethical dimension of their investment decisions.<\/p>\n
In doing so they evaluate the full consequences and motives of their actions in a way that prioritizes ethical criteria against financial interest.<\/p>\n
They consider moral standards and their impact in asset allocation.<\/p>\n
They are conscious on how their actions impact all parties involved.<\/p>\n
They share responsibility for all – not only the economic – consequences of their actions.<\/p>\n
Source: CRIC NGO\/NPO for ethical investing and sustainable funds<\/p>\n