Ethical child trust funds are an option available for parents who want to invest money for their child and want to know where the money is being invested and can make their decision based on ethics as well as from a pure investment perspective.
Ethical fund 
providers are required to publish the type and the nature of investments that they undertake when they invest funds.
This information has to be clearly displayed on their marketing materials if they have a policy or when they are asked by an investor to show how and where the money is being invested.
What are ethical child trust funds?
Many people do not like to invest their money in businesses or industries they don’t agree with, such as companies involved in the production of alcohol, tobacco or arms.
Most people prefer to only invest in companies which sell goods as per the rules of fair trade or ones which work towards the protection of the environment. If you are considering what provider and account to select, then you may want to ask the providers about this particular information.
The best performing ethical child trust funds
There are many factors that parents will have to think about when they consider this particular type of trust. You would want to check the
investment returns for the best performing child trust fund as well as the rating of the child trust fund provider before you select one.
Some of the best known ethical child trust funds in the UK today are Yorkshire BS, Ipswich, Leeds BS, Skipton BS, Methodist Chapel Aid, Healthy Investments ,Ethical Share and FFS Ethical.
Investing in an ethical child trust fund is a good way of making sure that the future of your child is secured and is provided for and doing so in a way that is according to your morals and beliefs.
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