Emerging new themes in environmental, social and governance investing: a systematic literature review

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 1501-1530

  Daugaard, Dan ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bibliography analysis; Environmental, social and governance issues; Responsible investing; Socially responsible investing; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064511098     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12479     Document Type: Article

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