Head of center on responsible investing raised with sense of justice

Published: 2008-05-29

SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- When Laura Berry, now executive director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, worked on Wall Street as a portfolio manager, institutional clients with justice goals were routinely shuttled her way. "I was actually enthusiastic about investing this way," said Berry, a Catholic who grew up with a strong sense of social justice. "Many of the more traditional investment managers at the time thought it was: 'You go to church on Sunday and you worry about investing your money Monday through Friday,'" she said. "I didn't see it that way." The little girl who attended St. Benedict Catholic School when she was growing up in Detroit today heads a New York-based organization that has been a leading force in the corporate social responsibility movement since its founding nearly 40 years ago. Berry was in San Antonio recently to speak at the Socially Responsible Investment Coalition's fundraising dinner.

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