Socially Responsible Stocks To Buy Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By!

Socially Responsible Stocks To Buy includes the following articles: “10 Best Socially Responsible Stocks to Buy According to Analysts,” by Fahad Saleem; “Top Infrastructure Stocks - From An Engineer's Perspective,” by Financial Engineering; “Top Utilities Stocks for May 2023, by Noah Bolton; “3 Sustainable Investing Stocks to Buy for Socially Responsible Gains,” by Joel Baglole
Transcript & Links, Episode 106, May 19, 2023 Hello, Ron Robins here. So, welcome to my podcast episode 106 titled “Socially Responsible Stocks To Buy.” It’s presented by Investing for the Soul. Investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing mentoring, news, commentary, information, and resources. And look at my newly totally revised website at investingforthesoul.com!
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1) Socially Responsible Stocks To Buy I’m starting with this article titled 10 Best Socially Responsible Stocks to Buy According to Analysts by Fahad Saleem. Article found on insidermonkey.com. Here are a few of Mr. Saleem’s quotes on each of his picks.
“For this article we first scanned the Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Investor Shares (VFTSX) which seeks to track the performance of the FTSE4Good US Select Index… The fund… uses ESG criteria to screen stocks. We picked 10 stocks which have a strong upside potential based on their average analyst price targets. 
10. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 62
Analyst Price Target: $340
The Home Depot also mentions its ESG goals and ESG-related plans on its website.
9. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Hedge Fund Holders: 66
Analyst Price Target: $545 
Last year, Costco voted in favor of a proposal put forward by Green Century Capital Management which suggested that the company should set targets for reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
8. NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) Hedge Fund Holders: 71
Analyst Price Target: $138
NIKE’s slogan in the ESG space is ‘Move to Zero,’ which shows its commitment to becoming carbon neutral.
7. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) Hedge Fund Holders: 75
Analyst Price Target: $46.50
Pfizer plans to achieve the Net-Zero Standard by 2040.
6. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Hedge Fund Holders: 91
Analyst Price Target: $186.20
Despite short-term headwinds, analysts believe Tesla has a lot of room to run.
5. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Hedge Fund Holders: 106
Analyst Price Target: $355
NVIDIA Corporation has pledged to use advanced technologies to fight the climate change problem… NVIDIA plans to source 65% of its global electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
4. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) Hedge Fund Holders: 110
Analyst Price Target: $600
UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s ESG risk score is 15.3, according to Sustainalytics, which comes under the low risk category.
3. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) Hedge Fund Holders: 177
Analyst Price Target: $300
A strong ESG score and investments in the ESG space makes Visa Inc. a key part