There are different ways to describe socially responsible investing (SRI). Reference 1 defines SRI as the integration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into investment management processes and ownership practices hoping that these factors can have an impact on financial performance. Responsible investment can be practiced across all asset classes. Several reasons can be stated, why the field of SRI has gained great public interest as well as rising economic importance in recent years. Simultaneously to the on-going climate change debate, public scrutiny and political attention have put pressure on businesses to consider both social and environmental issues in their activities
