Gilts and Gilt Funds

updated: January 22, 2010

Shareholders sometimes group together to campaign against certain issues, such as excessive director remuneration.  This could be considered as the engagement approach to ethical investment issues. 

Those who invest in ethical funds are, in effect, also voicing their concerns by using their money to influence the behaviour of companies. 

As of the end of 2007, there was a record £8.9 billion invested in UK ethical funds.  That represents almost 750,000 accounts in ethical funds, up from around 137,000 accounts in 1997.

2008 saw the first National Ethical Investment Week. Running from 18-24 May, it encouraged investors to consider ethical options.

Ethical, green, environmental and other ‘socially responsible’ funds now tend to be referred to under the generic name of ethical funds. 

To obtain further information please click here for our pdf Guide to Gilts.