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• RR91 - Conservative accounting - the book-to-market ratio and stock returns
• 22 Nov 2006
• This report examines how reliable a typical UK plc's balance sheet is for valuation purposes, how they might be manipulated and why they might differ from market value.
• RR77 - Social and Environmental Reporting and Ethical Investment
• 24 Sep 2002
• This report examines socially responsible investment (SRI), corporate social and environmental reporting (SER) and stakeholder management in UK corporations.
• ORP33 - An Analysis of European Ethical Funds
• 01 Aug 2001
• This report offers an illuminating insight into the growth of the ethical investment movement from its formative years to its present important position in the world of finance. The change of emphasis encapsulated in the belief that socially responsible investment not only provides benefit to community but could ultimately add value to the investor is a perception which is clearly recognised. Moreover, the fundamental differences of approach adopted by the various agencies involved in terms of strategies, research and operations is explained in some detail.

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