The Evolution of Socially Responsible Investment in Poland and around the World Cover Image

Rozwój koncepcji inwestowania społecznie odpowiedzialnego w Polsce i na świecie
The Evolution of Socially Responsible Investment in Poland and around the World

Author(s): Tomasz Jedynak
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: socially responsible investment; SRI; sustainable and responsible investing; investment strategy; ethical investment

Summary/Abstract: The author strives in the article to characterise socially responsible investments (SRI), which are carefully analysed in western literature, but in Poland have not yet garnered a great deal of interest. A detailed outline of the concept of socially responsible investment is provided along with a discussion of related concepts, then the most important investing strategies used for portfolio selection based on SRI are described. The evolution of socially responsible investing and changes that have occurred across centuries are next presented. The paper focuses particularly on the dynamic development of the SRI market in the US and Western Europe over the last twenty years. Further on, the Polish SRI market is examined, including its present state and future prospects.

  • Issue Year: 875/2011
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 17-28
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish