Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

SRI funds: an overview in the European market

Rosa Adamo, Domenica Federico, Antonella Notte

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">D</span></i><i style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-ansi-language:EN">uring the last decade a major attention towards an ethical finance is raised. The spread of financial instruments with sustainable and socially responsible implications is a phenomenon with ancient origins that started only recently to assume greater importance. Investors show a strong interest in the financial instruments that allow them to pursue not only economic efficiency but also to achieve solidarity and social responsibility. The aim of the paper is to discuss on the ethical funds and to offer an analysis of their trends in European markets.</span></i></p> <pre style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></pre>