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ACCESS: Socially Responsible Investing Directory of Socially Responsible Investments, Funding Exchange, 666 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012, (212) 260-8500, $7.00, Second Edition This 1986 directory lists investment funds and advisors, community investment funds, and resource organizations. It includes two excellent introductory articles. Social Investment Services, The Social Investment Forum, 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 423-6655, $5.00 The Social Investment Forum is the national trade association for the SRI field. The directory is a listing of forum members, including investment funds and advisors, community investment funds, and resource organizations. Ethical Investing, by Amy Domini, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., $17.95, hardback, $10.95, paperback The only comprehensive book on the subject. It discusses the basics of investing, incorporating the concerns of the ethical investor. Catalyst, P.O. Box 364, Worcester, VT 05682, (802) 223-7943 A 12 page bi-monthly publication on alternative investments, including small business, revolving loan funds, and co-ops. Subscriptions are $25 a year. Catalyst's 1987 Guide to Social Change Revolving Loan Funds provides complete descriptions of 25 funds ($15). Council on Economic Priorities, 30 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003, (212) 420-1133 A clearinghouse for corporate responsibility information. They publish reports and a monthly newsletter for members ($25). The Clean Yield, Fried and Fleer Investment Services, Ltd., Box 1880, Greensboro Bend, VT 05842, (802) 533-7178 A six page monthly stock market newsletter that describes and makes recommendations on specific companies. Subscriptions are $65 a year for individuals. Good Money Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 363, Worcester, VT 05682, (802) 223-3911, (800) 535-3551 Produces two newsletters: Good Money, a 12 page bi-monthly; and Netback, a "bulletin board" for the social investment community. Both for $70 a year. Social audits of specific companies are also available. Insight, Franklin Research and Development Corp., 711 Atlantic Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 423-6655 A one year subscription ($87.50) includes a quarterly newsletter, monthly market update on 20 companies, 50 in-depth briefs on selected stocks, and quarterly reports on specific industries. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, 475 Riverside Dr., Rm. 566, New York, NY 10115, (212) 870-2936 Focuses on corporate social responsibility and shareholder activism. Their newsletter. Corporate Examiner, is published ten times a year and is available for $25. Directory of Alternative Investments is available for $27.50. NARMIC, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, (215) 241-7175 The National Action/Research on the Military Industrial Complex was started by the American Friends Service Committee as a clearinghouse for information on U.S. military weaponry. Nuclear Free America, 325 East 25th St., Baltimore, MD 21218, (301) 235-3575 A clearinghouse of information on companies that produce nuclear weapons and their consumer products, and on nuclear free zones. Their bi-monthly newsletter. The New Abolitionist, is $10 a year. Resource Publishing Group, Inc., 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 101, Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 524-0815 Publishes the Concerned Investors Guide: Non- Financial Corporate Data. Also provides social data reports on individual New York Stock Exchange companies. Page 24

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