Q: Do socially responsible companies make for good investments?

A: Yes


Q: What is an SRI?

A: Socially Responsible Investing is the act of making investment decisions to achieve social as well as a financial return. Together a social and financial return are often described as a "double bottom line." The three main strategies of socially responsible investing (SRI) include screening, community investing, and shareholder activism.


Q: How much oil is left in the world?

A: Fossil fuels such as oil will remain the world's dominant energy form until at least 2030 but the agency, for the first time in its 32-year history, also recommends widespread adoption of nuclear power as a clean and secure alternative for electricity generation. Global demand for oil, coal and natural gas and other primary fuels is forecast to rise 53 per cent by 2030 but the agency warns that to date, efforts to improve supplies are "to a large extent, illusory."