1: Introduction

We live in the age of responsible investment. The time for a reset of finance after the 2008 World Financial Recession and the 2020 global pandemic has come. In the aftermath of two major economic crises, the societal call for responsible market behavior has reached unprecedented momentum.

Responsibility is part of the human nature and complements corporate activities and financial considerations. The economic, legal, social and philanthropic responsibilities within the corporate sector are addressed in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Financial social responsibility is foremost practiced in socially responsible investment (SRI). Globalization, political changes and societal trends, but also the current state of the world economy, have leveraged a societal demand for ingraining responsibility into market systems.