Socially Responsible Investing - EA Rotterdam Discussion Evening

This month we will discuss Socially Responsible Investing.

The meetup will be a group discussion centered around how we (as a society or as individuals/effective altruists) should think about investing.

Some questions/discussion starters:

• Does divestment work? (i.e. pressuring Vanguard and other funds to not invest in fossil fuels/tobacco/firearms) (share price, stigma, boycott)
• Are returns on 'responsible' stocks not as good?
• What are even 'responsible' stocks or companies?
• Are the long-term (investor) returns for social companies better?
• Is investing even a good place to look for 'impact' as an effective altruist?

Recommended reading:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fno1QIuA6EQ (about sustainable investing - TED Talk)
• https://founderspledge.com/stories/impact-investing-executive-summary (Founders Pledge about (di)investing)

Further reading:

• https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/does-divestment-work
• https://gofossilfree.org/divestment/what-is-fossil-fuel-divestment/
• https://climatechange.lta.org/divest-sri/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Q3X0-Rihw (about sustainable investing - TED Talk)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=590t-_g5wPU&list=PLwp9xeoX5p8M1U_QaFkzvJGC_3YAEpyBv&index=19&t=0s (EA Global 2019 video)

So join us for a fun and lively discussion on the 12th of February
from 19 to 21.
At CIC (Groothandelsgebouw - next to central station)
Address: Stationsplein 45, 3013AK, Rotterdam
Instructions: Go to the 4th floor, there you will see us at the reception, wait a moment or call 06 22 807 444

And feel free to bring a friend!