Investors who want their investment portfolios to align with their values are drawn to the concept of "sustainable" or "socially responsible" investing.   

But some investors wonder if it's unpatriotic to critique American corporations and their behavior, especially on issues like energy security and national defense. They wonder if they are somehow interfering with the free market system in trying, from the outside, to change corporate practices.

Federal Street Advisors has been a leader in the sustainable investing field for many years.  A new white paper by Emily Bannister, CFA, Principal Research Analyst and Jennifer Christian Murtie, Director of Client Services, explores how