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Ethical Issues for Consideration

The following checklist may help refine issues that may affect your investment decision/s:

Environmental Issues
Uranium Mining
Other Mining
Non-Plantation Forestry
Heritage/ Wilderness Area preservation
Recycling
Renewable Energy
Nuclear Power
Corporate activity that results in excess greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution

Social Issues
Weapons or armaments - manufacture and supply
Gaming equipment - manufacture and supply
Multinational company using child labour
Other human rights abuses
Indigenous peoples land rights
Equal opportunity
Unionism
Minimum labour standards
Philanthropy programs
Human stem cell research
Community development
Tobacco - manufacture
Alcohol - manufacture

Corporate Governance Issues
Over representation of paid directors on boards
Disclosure of executive remuneration
Management share option schemes
Disclosure of voting policies

Other Issues

Genetically modified foods
Animal rights - welfare
Animal rights - testing

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