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Avoiding investing in companies which operate in countries with poor human rights records is the top priority for ethical investors, a new survey has shown. <br/><br/>In a poll of 2,000 members of the public conducted by F&C Investments, some 25 per cent of those surveyed said that not backing a company that had interests in countries with human rights violations would be their chief consideration. <br/><br/>This was followed by avoiding companies whose activities damage the environment, which was a priority for 21 per cent of respondents. <br/><br/>Perhaps surprisingly, fewer people objected to investments in tobacco and nuclear power, with just ten per cent and four per cent of the sample respectively citing these as a priority. <br/><br/>Jason Hollands, a director at the company, commented: "The public are increasingly demonstrating that they are inclined to take ethical and environmental factors into consideration in their spending decisions."<br/><br/>In research published earlier this year, the Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) reported that £8.9 billion had been invested in Britain’s green and ethical retail funds by December 2007.<br/><img alt="ADNFCR-1066-ID-18608112-ADNFCR" src="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1066&itemid=18608112" />
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