Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Understanding Pension Fund Corporate Engagement -- Intersecting Interests -- The Economic Inefficiency of Secrecy -- Why Do They Care? -- Global Standards and Emerging Markets -- The Way Forward -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary of Terms -- Notes...

The paper explores the emergence and development of socially responsible investment (SRI) in Japan. SRI is a recent field in Japan. It is not clear which model it will follow: the European, American or its own model. Through the analysis of the historical roots of SRI, the key actors and...