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Investor Attitudes, Investment Screen Use, and Socially Responsible Investment Behavior
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal
  • William N Dilla, Iowa State University
  • Diane J. Janvrin, Iowa State University
  • Jon D. Perkins, Iowa State Univesity
  • Robyn Raschke, University of Nebvada
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
5-4-2013
DOI
10.2139/ssrn.2260051
Abstract
There is an increasing demand for socially responsible investment (SRI), and SRI screens are an important source of information for investors. Yet, little is known about the relationship between investors’ attitudes, use of SRI screens, and actual SRI behavior. To examine this relationship, we gathered data on investors’ environmental attitudes, use of SRI screens, and SRI behavior. We find that four out of five components of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale, a measure of basic environmental attitudes, are associated with specific attitudes towards environmentally responsible investment. These specific attitudes in turn are positively associated with SRI screen use, and SRI screen use is positively associated with the percentage of investors’ portfolio held in SRIs. There is also a significant direct relationship between specific environmentally responsible investment attitudes and SRI holdings. Our results suggest that there are complex, multi-dimensional relationships between investor attitudes, SRI screen use, and investment behavior.
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Dilla, William N. and Janvrin, Diane Joyce and Perkins, Jon D. and Raschke, Robyn, Investor Attitudes, Investment Screen Use, and Socially Responsible Investment Behavior (May 2, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2260051 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2260051

Copyright Owner
Emerald Publishing Limited
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
William N Dilla, Diane J. Janvrin, Jon D. Perkins and Robyn Raschke. "Investor Attitudes, Investment Screen Use, and Socially Responsible Investment Behavior" Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal Vol. 7 Iss. 2 (2013) p. 246 - 267
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/diane_janvrin/11/