Socially responsible investing in Scandinavia - A comparative analysis

Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-168

  Bengtsson, Elias ^a  

^a European Fund and Asset Management Association   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Comparative; Institutional theory; Scandinavia; Shareholder engagement; Socially responsible investing (SRI)

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 47849133125     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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