Learn in the textbookCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Initiatives
DefinitionSocially Responsible Investment (社会的責任投資) is a way of investing that evaluates how a company meets its social and environmental responsibilities, in addition to its business results and finances, when choosing where to invest.
ExplanationInvestors look at a company's efforts on environmental protection, human rights, legal compliance and similar issues, in addition to its expected profitability. When money flows to responsible companies, companies gain a reason to take their social responsibilities seriously.
AnalogyJust as you might pick an employer not only for the salary but also for its working conditions and its stance toward society, you choose where to entrust your money by the company's stance as well.