Socially Responsible Investing

by Schepers, Donald

• ISBN13: 9780415390330
• ISBN10: 0415390338
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Of increasing importance in the last decade, socially responsible investing (SRI) can be described as the important financial aspect of the broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) area. In both Europe and the US pressure is being exerted not only from individual investors, but increasingly by government and policy-making bodies for corporations to report on not just their financial performance but also their performance from a social, ethical and environmental perspective (the triple bottom line). With the increase in the number of courses on CSR, SRI is becoming increasingly important in its attempts to measure and influence corporate policy and behaviour. As a result there is an increased need for a book which examines the developments in socially responsible investing not simply from an investor?s point of view but from a broader academic perspective. This unique book singles out and critically examines the mutual funds which constitute the financial aspect of CSR. It goes onto: evaluate the screening methods they employ investigate their role in the CSR debate examine their efforts to improve communities through community-based investing practices. The first to comprehensively analyze SRI, Schepers' text is a must-read for Masters and MBA students studying corporate governance, business ethics and finance/investment.

Table of Contents

An overview of the SRI industry

The debate over profits: do SRI funds do worse or better than their non-SRI counterparts?

Exclusionary screens: governing the products of corporations

Qualitative screens; governing the processes of corporations

The validity question: if we measure X, how come we get Y?

Corporate governance and emerging screens

Shareholder resolutions: doing good or making money?

Community investing - putting money into a better world

Conclusions and issues for the future

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