Morality pays

In the current uncertain financial climate, you might be forgiven for thinking those investors brave enough to get their cheque books out ought to only be concerned about the traditional bottom line of corporate financial performance. After all, against the current backdrop of increasing geopolitical tensions, now is not the time to be worrying about environmental or social concerns. In fact, industrials such as tobacco and mining have been among the best performing equity sectors during this bear run, while the understandable volatility in the oil price does not help general market stabili...