Is there a list somewhere of all the ethical investment options available on freetrade?
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Freetrade hasnāt produced a list yet, perhaps we should 
But in the meantime, maybe some of the other members of the community could share the investments made in companies / ETFs / trusts that they consider particularly ethical?
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I guess the problem is that āethicalā is a very subjective term. Several people I know who try to invest ethically donāt invest in tobacco for example, but try telling a smoker that smoking isnāt ethical? Seems a legitimate life choice, no different than drinking alcohol which doesnāt seem to be classed as unethical nearly as much.
Perhaps we could do some kind of community vote for what the Freetradeverse considers appropriate and list appropriately?
Otherwise it seems a rather ideographic process.
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Iām a bit libertarian about this Iām afraid. In many regards I vouch for a democratic process such as a vote. However, I think there are things that fall in the realm of individual prerogatives. Discussion and debate are welcome, but in the end of the day, weāre all responsible adults and each one should have the right to choose according to itās own values and convictions.
The problem I see in the subject of ethical investing is the confusion, which happens with more frequency than what I would like to see, between Ethics and Morals.
Ethics is about principles, values, targets, ends.
Morals itās about the means employed to achieve the ends. What is right or wrong. Whatās acceptable and whatās not.
Ethics is about the destination. Morals about the road of choice to get there.
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I agree, it wasnāt something I wanted so much as I was offering one way his ideas about āethical investingā could be manifested, without just writing off his desires.
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Hi @judita
Maybe you could check this thread
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