SRI gets a boost with launch of ethical stock exchange

Annabelle Williams highlights how the new SRI index will raise the profile of companies that prioritise alleviating social and environmental problems.

A new index listing companies making a social impact has been launched in a bid to raise the profile of socially responsible investing in the UK. The Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is a listing company which admits businesses that are already publicly traded, and have the alleviation of social and environmental problems as a core principle. It has launched with 11 companies ranging in market capitalisation from less than £1m to £269m. The largest companies by market cap are Primary Health Properties Plc, which lets property to the NHS, and water decontamination company HaloSource which h...