A term of respect given to men, male deities, and sacred objects or literatures; a name for Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune.

Goddess Lakshmi. 2. An honorific prefix.

The word is often used as an honorific prefix to the names of deities and eminent persons, or to celebrated works generally of a sacred character.

or Shri A title or designation prefixed to the name of a person, particularly a holy person.

A title of respect. When used before the name of a religious person, it means "holy" or revered." Like Sri yogis.

Auspiciousness-a name is qualified by putting "Sri" before it as a mark of courtesy and auspiciousness.

A research institute based in California that runs the Network Information Center (NISC). (8/97)

Socially Responsible Investors, who typically use sustainability indexes, such as the DJSI and FTSE4Good, to identify companies that create long-term value for shareholders and society at large.

An investment strategy that seeks to achieve social as well as a financial return, usually by investing companies that function ethically.

Asset management activity carried out according to environmental and social criteria. There are usually three different approaches: portfolio selection (securities are included or excluded depending on the environmental or social responsibility profile adopted by the issuing companies); active shareholding (the exercise of rights such as the right to vote at meetings, resulting from the ownership of shares to influence the company social responsibility policies); community investment (the investment of capital in marginal economies with the objective of local development).

Socially Responsible Investment