HALF OF SCOTTISH INVESTORS WANT POLITICIANS TO ENCOURAGE GREEN AND ETHICAL INVESTING

Private investors in Scotland want politicians to do more to stimulate green and ethical investment, says new research released today at a parliamentary reception at Holyrood. 

The poll, conducted by YouGov on behalf of National Ethical Investment Week, found that more than half of investors based in Scotland (54%) agreed that the Government should encourage greater disclosure and transparency from the financial services industry to improve understanding and awareness of green and ethical investments.  It also showed that 53% of investors in Scotland said that the Government should introduce education in schools so that people know about the likely impact of their investments from an early age.

The research was unveiled at a Parliamentary Reception attended by John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, to celebrate National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW). 

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