Cowton, Christopher J. and Sandberg, Joakim (2011) Socially Responsible Investment. In: Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Elsevier, London, pp. 142-151. ISBN 978-0-12-373632-1
Abstract

Socially responsible investment (SRI) – sometimes termed “ethical investment” – refers to the practice of integrating social, environmental, or ethical criteria into financial investment decisions. Whereas conventional investment focuses upon financial risk and return from stocks and bonds, SRI includes other goals or constraints. It is the nature of the source, and not just the size, of the financial return that is of concern in SRI. This article introduces the principal investment strategies generally pursued under SRI, and then focuses specifically on the ethical dimension – that is, whether current SRI practices constitute an ethically justified, perhaps even ethically superior, way of investing.

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