Social Responsibility Investment (SRI) originated very early. In biblical times, Jews set investment standards according to moral values. /kloc-In the 6th century, george fox founded the Quaker Sect in the United States, believed in human rights equality, opposed violent wars, and used these social standards to regulate investment behavior. These people are considered to be the first group of moral investors.
Modern socially responsible investment originated in the 1960s, when issues of environmental protection, anti-war and pursuit of peace flooded Europe and America. In the United States, some people began to try to oppose the Vietnam War through investment. The earliest ethical fund was issued in Sweden in 1965, and the first ethical fund appeared in the United States in 197 1 year, while the first ethical fund in Britain was the butler trust of a friend Providence issued in 1984. At present, the largest socially responsible investment market is in the United States, followed by Britain, the Netherlands and Sweden. Among them, the total assets of socially responsible investment in the United States and Britain have exceeded $3 trillion, with an annual growth rate of more than 30%, which has become an investment force that cannot be ignored in the fund management circles all over the world. At present, 2 1 countries in the world have financial products related to socially responsible investment. In terms of Asian market, Australia is the largest market, and Japan ranks second. There is no such commodity in Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province province.