Can the UK experience provide lessons for the evolution of SRI in Japan?

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 552-566

  Solomon, Aris ^b   Solomon, Jill ^a,b   Suto, Megumi ^c,d,e,f,g  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Japan Soc Econ Studs Securities   (Japan)

^f Ministry of Finance

^g Japan Social Investment Forum   (Japan)

Author keywords

Institutional investors; Japan; Socially responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644292492     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00393.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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