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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Socially responsible investment"”.
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Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds in South Africa
… examines how the risk-adjusted performance of Socially Responsible Investment (“SRI”) funds are affected by key events in South Africa, namely, the introduction of King IV and the introduction of socially responsible indices in South Africa, events and their impact on socially responsible …
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An Investigation into the Psychology of Socially Responsible Investment Decisions
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) defines socially responsible investing (SRI) as an investment discipline that considers environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long-term, competitive financial returns and positive societal impact (US SIF, …
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The Evaluation of Domestic Socially Responsible Investment Equity Funds Performance in Australia
… the performance of Australian domestic equity Socially Responsible Investment Funds (SRIFs). I construct a sustainability index based on negative screens, and use this index to evaluate the performance of SRIFs by employing the Jensen (1968) CAPM, Fama–French (1993) 3-factor and the Carhart …
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The construction of optimal socially responsible investment portfolios in South Africa using traditional and artificial intelligence techniques
… construction by addressing such constraints. Socially responsible investment (SRI) has gained popularity for its focus on sustainability, but using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria in constructing SRI portfolios can introduce estimation risks, increasing the uncertainty of …
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Public pension funds and socially responsible investment in South Africa: a case study of the Public Investment Corporation
Socially responsible investment (SRI) and now commonly known as sustainable responsible investment is starting to gain a momentum in South Africa among asset owners and managers. Of a particular interest is that the leading public pension fund manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) which …
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An overview of potential financial bubbles in the US financial markets
… industry with its long-term planning; and the socially responsible investment industry, with its self-regulatory structure.
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The relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance: evidence from the Johannesburg stock exchange
… Exchange/Johannesburg Stock Exchange (FTSE/JSE) Responsible Investment Index. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Socially Responsible Investment Index (SRI Index) was founded in 2004 and was replaced by the FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Index in 2015. The index evaluates listed firms based …
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Responsible investing in Kenya: Linking the sophistication of financial markets in Kenya with the possible creation of a sustainability index
… of hurdles have kept Kenya off the mainstream Responsible Investing agenda. This has resulted in no Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) fund assets and none of the market players being signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI). One of the building blocks to …