Institutional investors, primarily pension funds, dominate global financial markets. Increasingly, these investors are turning their attention to emerging markets and applying both traditional financial and non-financial metrics to their investment decisions. Following the 1998 Asian Financial...

pt. 1, 1. Introduction to The Routledge handbook of responsible investment / Tessa Hebb. [et al.] ; 2. Setting the scene : the basics and basis of responsible investment / James P. Hawley ; 3. Is responsible investment proportionally under-researched? / Andreas G.F. Hoepner, David G. McMillan...

In the face of the recent financial crisis there is increased focus on long-term investment strategies. This is particularly true for institutional investors who manage our retirement savings. Simultaneously there is increased demand that financial assets be invested with an understanding of...