Definitions for "Socially responsible investment"
investment that takes into account social values as well as financial ones, that is conducted in three main ways: the purchase of stock according to investment screens that look at the social and environmental effects of corporate activities; the exercise of share ownership rights and responsibilities to promote social benefits; and the promotion of investment in local and impoverished communities
Investment that is made on the basis of the financial, environmental and social performance of a company.
Investments that use criteria to select a portfolio of socially and/or environmentally responsible companies.