A moral dilemma

Right at the outset, it is crucial to establish that ethical investing is a highly subjective area. Ethics is defined by the American Heritage dictionary as "a set of principles of right conduct, the study of the moral choices to be made by a person". In the same way that heated discussion of moral issues can keep people locked in debate well past bedtime, the definition of what constitutes an ethical investment will vary considerably depending on a particular investor's experiences and point of view. There are not many published investment methodologies for the ethical investor and even...