Stock Market Game Week in Review

"Green" companies may avoid contributing to climate change, while also adhering to acceptable environmental and human rights standards. SRI can also be driven by religious and political affiliations as well, so there can be a debate about what makes a company responsible or an investment acceptable.

How do your Stock Market Game students find more information about companies that adhere to "green" or socially responsible standards? The Web site www.socialinvest.org is a great place to begin, as it provides research, news and information on social investing. The site www.socialfunds.com offers additional resources on SRI mutual funds and daily social investment news.

Not only can students invest in individual stocks, but there is a huge variety of "green" mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) from which to choose. Your students may also want to check out www.kld.com. This site provides a "screen" to determine whether are acting in ways that are consistent with sound progressive standards of corporate conduct in the areas of climate change and human rights.

To further your students' exposure to SRI and "green" investing, please take a look at the "Going Green" project in the Teacher Support Center. This project introduces students to the concept of "environmentally responsible investing" through activities based on the book The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Students will examine how companies balance their need for raw material with their need to manage those same resources to insure future availability and supply. It is accessible in the "Projects" section of the Teacher Support Center.

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1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting