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Pension Funds in the Focus of Green Investments

Author(s): Milena Beneva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Legislation
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: green investments; sustainable and responsible investment policy; voluntary pension funds
Summary/Abstract: Implementation of environmental, social and governance factors into the investment process is often defined as the "new normal" or as a "point of no returns". Europe is a leading region in sustainable and responsible investing and the extremely dynamic EU legislation in this area has the potential to strengthen the leadership role of the continent. Many pension funds incorporate extrafinancial factors into their investment process, convinced that they generate benefits for their members and beneficiaries, as well as for nature. This paper aims to analyze the investment policy of voluntary pension funds in Bulgaria in the context of a sustainable and responsible approach.