From the choice of our car to the way we compose our menu, from shopping local to watching carbon emissions, we are now bombarded with constant advice on options for consumers to leverage their purchasing power towards a more positive effect on society and the environment – both through the direct impact of our lifestyles and through the message it sends to business. This is, of course, only one side of the coin. Companies bring in money both from sales and through raising funds from investors. If you have a pension or any other form of long-term savings, you are…

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