Debunking myths of socially responsible investingBY DANIEL NELSON | MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019 1:35PM Socially responsible investing (SRI), or sustainable investing, has emerged as a pragmatic and profitable investment framework in Australia. Perpetual has witnessed a growing ... Upgrade your subscription to access this article
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This is an excellent survey. I would say another emerging perspective is that investors expect their fund managers (i.e. the business not just the strategy) to be run ethically (or according to some ESG factors) - for example do women (as an example) want to invest with managers with sexual harassment claims? This is a new field of Due Diligence.