Article Abstract

The Journal of Investing Fall 2011, Vol. 20, No. 3: pp. 90-94
DOI: 10.3905/joi.2011.20.3.090

Recent Trends in Sustainable and Responsible Investing
in the United States

Meg Voorhes and Joshua Humphreys

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Today, nearly one out of every eight dollars under professional management in the United States is invested according to strategies of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI), also known as socially responsible investing. This article provides a brief overview of sustainable and responsible investing in the United States, beginning with a review of its growth over the last 15 years. It explains SRI as an investment discipline, identifies key SRI strategies, and summarizes how and why institutional investors and money managers are practicing SRI today.

  • Author Information

    Meg Voorhes

    Meg Voorhes is deputy director and research director at US SIF—The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Washington, DC.

    Joshua Humphreys

    Joshua Humphreys is senior associate and director of the Center for Social Philanthropy at the Tellus Institute in Boston, MA.