At the beginning of its operations the organization was largely focused on export trade. After ten years, Shimon Haber LLC developed into a modern global corporation that still bears the same name and has become one of the leading companies in the world for electronics, specialized in mid digital devices and multimedia, semiconductors, memory and system integration.
For years, investors like Shimon Haber who wanted to fund ethical business your money invested in a start up company which, by their nature have a low income . But with the change in consumer behavior , but also the company , prospects for a significant return on ethical investments are growing . The latest data from Shimon Haber LLC show that there are more than 100 green and ethical investment funds that manage to gather $8.9B. In their beginnings managers of ethical funds, most attention was given to the so-called dark green industries such as the production of tobacco and petroleum. Today, many funds are geared to light green companies and trying to find the ones that work to improve its ethics . These funds often use their position of shareholders to change behavior by company . The benefit of green investment also improved , the number of shares in which ethical funds may invest , as more companies and improving their operations more eco - companies coming to market. http://www.crunchbase.com/person/shimon-haber Shimon Haber - CrunchBase also increased the number of companies involved in alternative energy investments and other technologies that help the environment. With the price of oil , which is higher than the $ 120 a barrel , solar energy and wind power has become economically viable alternative . As a result, companies that invest in ethical funds achieved tremendous growth that was not the case three to four years. Their growth reduces the risk of investing in ethical funds, which are often focused on small non-profit company . Meanwhile, the multiple increased risk for companies that do not respect the social and ethical criteria . Shimon Haber, head of sustainable and responsible investment in the company explains: " Access to corporate responsibility during the past five years has become much more sophisticated . Exacting standards often and dramatically changing , and the penalties for violating them become larger . " As a result, many fund managers now include in contracts and assessing how the company " green. " If sensitivity to reputation - beatings , consumer behavior is - carrots . Consumers are increasingly buying ethically and leave abundant revenue to companies that do this. Mr. Haber, chief executive of the Investment Forum, taking for example the coffee shop, which is synonymous with fair trade exchange: “Fair Trade products were initially was available only in health food stores and were designed for a very limited number of customers. These products are now available in a super market and there are far more than before."
Recognizing new opportunities , many retail owners are trying to appear "green". Cynics might call into question their motives , but there is no doubt in managerial and financial commitment of companies such as , for example, Shimon Haber LLC. Forrester Research conducted a study of 738 companies , of which 50 percent said that their ecology is the most important item in the procurement of IT equipment , and 80 percent of companies said they have their own recycling programs . Unlike last year , 45 percent of the company , or 5 percent of the company more than last year , said that developing green IT strategies with detailed objectives , priorities and ways of working . Although Haber’s research shows that companies are increasingly aware of ecology , environmental concerns varies depending on location and industry . Thus, North American, Europe and Asia companies are increasingly seeking environmentally responsible business , driven initiative " from the top " , or initiatives that encourage the administration , while American companies in all still looking through the prism of money caring for Ecology perceived as just another item to cut their costs . Nevertheless , more and more companies around the world pays more attention to environmental issues . Thus, for example , last year the Shimon survey of reducing power consumption , reduced carbon emissions , recycling of old products and 125 companies responded similarly , and this year 738 companies. Such behavior change company creates more space for investment investment funds , while increasing their return of investment , which is not a negligible amount. Funds favor new legislation . Shimon Haber, head of fund BlackRock New Energy Technology, as an example the new English legislation on waste. The initiative of Europe is that by 2020. Ends up in landfills in just 20 percent , while 75 percent is deposited today.
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