Socially Responsible Investments, as a Trend on the European Capital Market
Socially Responsible Investments, as a Trend on the European Capital Market

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – A diagnosis of the situation on the socially responsible investments market in Europe. Secondary purposes: outlining the theoretical frames of corporate social responsibility and of socially responsible investments and showing the dependency between them and creating a profile of a socially responsible investments market in Europe. Methodology – The method of critical literature analysis within the area of CSR ad SRI has been used in the article. Additionally, the method of analysis of secondary data from the reports of FTSE4Good, Eurosif and Vigeo has been used in this paper. Result – Showing dependency between the development of CSR indexes and the socially responsible investments and highlighting the profitability of these kinds of investments. Originality/value – Changes in the area of index development and socially responsible investments in Europe have been presented in the article.

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