Socially responsible investment : a global revolution /
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| Author / Creator: | Sparkes, Russell. |
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| Imprint: | Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, c2002. |
| Description: | xxii, 399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | UKSIP series |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4808055 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Series Preface
- Preface
- Part I. Exploring Socially Responsible Investment
- 1. Socially Responsible Investment Comes of Age
- A historic date
- The UK SRI Pensions Regulations
- The road to regulation
- The pressures for change
- Political recognition of public interest in SRI
- References
- 2. What Is Socially Responsible Investment?
- A definition of socially responsible investment
- Is there more to SRI than screening?
- The role of shareholder activism
- Advocacy contrasted with activism
- A theoretical justification for SRI
- References
- 3. From the Beginning
- A precursor
- American beginnings
- South Africa: a defining issue
- Growing environmental concerns
- Ethical consumerism
- Fears over globalisation
- References
- 4. Profiling the Investors
- Identifying the issues
- Profiling the investors
- How important is financial return?
- References
- 5. Screening in Practice
- Screening in practice
- Calvert Social Investment Fund
- Friends Provident Stewardship
- Citizens Funds
- Standard Life Ethical Funds
- References
- Part II. Issues for Institutional Investors
- 6. From Environmental Risks...
- Why the environment is fundamental
- The investing public and the environment
- Nuclear power
- Ozone-depleting chemicals
- Water pollution
- Hazardous chemicals
- Tropical hardwoods
- Smog and acid rain
- Biodiversity
- Genetically modified foods
- Environmental liability
- References
- 7. ...To Sustainable Development
- An integrated approach to the environment
- The case for sustainability
- Evaluating the threat of climate change
- Rio, Kyoto and beyond
- The rising cost of natural disasters
- New markets for renewables
- Wind power
- Solar power
- Fuel cells
- The Rio Resolution 1992
- Emissions trading
- Investment vehicles
- Environmental management and accounting
- The Global Reporting Initiative
- References
- 8. Human Rights
- The need for SRI performance metrics
- The UN Declaration of Human Rights
- Oppressive regimes
- Burma
- Sudan
- China
- Human rights at work
- Human rights: verification and analysis
- References
- 9. Corporate Social Responsibility
- Growing expectations
- The history of corporate governance
- Corporate governance in the UK
- Corporate governance in the US
- Corporate governance in Asia and Europe
- The link between corporate governance and SRI
- References
- 10. Investment Returns
- Why investment returns are crucial
- The difficulties of back-testing
- Analysis using restricted indices
- SRI unit trusts in practice
- Institutional SRI investment
- The need for deeper analysis
- Investing in smaller companies
- Green investing
- Establishing a theoretical framework
- References
- Part III. A Global Revolution
- 11. Information Services
- The need for SRI research
- The Council on Economic Priorities
- The Ethical Investment Research Service
- Kinder, Lydenberg and Domini
- Innovest
- Pensions and Investment Consultants
- Two global SRI networks
- SRI market indices
- The Domini Social Index
- The Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- FTSE4Good
- References
- 12. Alternative Approaches: Canada and Australia
- Canadian beginnings
- SRI mutual funds in Canada
- The Australian approach to SRI
- Growth of SRI unit trusts
- Socially responsible pensions
- References
- 13. Into the Mainstream
- The UK: great changes after July 1998
- Pension funds: growth in SRI activity
- A quantum leap in UK SRI assets
- The question of engagement
- The US: a major market for SRI
- Shareholder activism in the US
- References
- 14. A Global Revolution
- Japan: a new market for SRI
- SRI in the Pacific
- SRI in continental Europe
- Scandinavian pioneers
- Other European markets
- Socially responsible pensions
- The SRI universe in Europe
- The global revolution begins
- References
- Index
