The Responsible Investor: An Introductory Guide to Responsible Investment
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 What is Responsible Investment? -- 1.1 What is Responsible Investment? -- 1.1.1 Defining Responsible Investment -- 1.2 ESG investment philosophies -- 1.2.1 Ethical investing -- 1.2.2 Impact investing as a philosophy -- 1.2.3 Philanthropic investing -- 1.2.4 Responsible investing -- 1.2.5 Combining philosophies -- 1.3 An introduction to Responsible Investment approaches -- 1.4 An introduction to Responsible Investment tools -- Chapter 1 key Q& -- As -- 2 Responsible Investment is mainstream -- 2.1 From ethical to responsible -- 2.1.1 The first ethical funds -- 2.2 The rise of responsibility -- 2.2.1 Norm-based screening as the first step -- 2.2.2 Active ownership and other emerging approaches -- 2.2.3 Responsible investing developing alongside corporate responsibility -- Chapter 2 key Q& -- As -- 3 Drivers of Responsible Investment -- 3.1 Values -- 3.2 Financial return -- 3.3 The operating environment -- 3.3.1 Culture -- 3.3.2 Market development, economics and finance -- 3.3.3 Institutions and regulation -- 3.3.4 Case: EU sustainable finance regulation -- 3.3.5 Organizations -- 3.3.6 Reputation -- Chapter 3 key Q& -- As -- 4 Becoming a Responsible Investor -- 4.1 Strategy and policy document requirements -- 4.1.1 Defining Responsible Investment -- 4.1.2 Aligning a Responsible Investment policy with overall objectives -- 4.1.3 Ownership policy -- 4.2 Implementing Responsible Investment -- 4.3 Monitoring -- 4.4 Reporting -- 4.5 Developing a Responsible Investment roadmap -- 4.5.1 Important dimensions of the roadmap -- 4.5.2 Well begun is half done -- Chapter 4 key Q& -- As -- 5 Materiality and megatrends.