Socially Responsible Investment Law Regulating the Unseen Polluters

"Building an economic system that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable is the central ethical imperative of the 21st century. Benjamin Richardson argues that SRI has a central role to play in achieving that objective. This is a carefully reasoned and persuasive discussion that everyone concerned with the role of financial markets in encouraging sustainable development will want to read." 
-Wesley Cragg, Schulich School of Business, York University

"This book superbly combines doctrinal, empirical and practical coverage, and will be appreciated well beyond those working in the law. Its broad sweep only enhances further the author's global standing in this area." 
-Donald McGillivray, University of Kent Law School

"Benjamin Richardson's book provides critical insights into one of the least explored drivers of environmental harm and, consequently, one of the key mechanisms for environmental improvement: investment decision making. He follows the money to examine how investment decisions enable pollution and then explores the "business case" for socially responsible investing and proposes important reforms, including reformulation of fiduciary duties, that support an 'ethical case' for SRI. Together these provide an essential framework for, in Professor Richardson's words, 'sustaining long-term motivation for financing sustainable development.'" 
-Lee Paddock , The George Washington University Law School

"A superb investigation into the field of socially responsible investment... is clearly the leading text in this burgeoning field of law. The comprehensive analysis of the material, its innovative approach to furthering sustainability objectives in the 21st century, and the persuasive arguments advanced mean that his book is essential reading." 
-Dr. Kate Miles, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney

"Socially Responsible Investment Law is an outstanding addition to the field of environmental law scholarship. This is not only because of Richardson's mastery of the subject area, and the welcome legal perspective he brings to a literature otherwise dominated by non-legal voices. It is also because this book displays many traits of the very best legal writing. It is theoretically informed, scrupulously researched, and enriched by a mastery of a diverse interdisciplinary literature. It is at once doctrinal, yet empirically informed. It melds careful literature surveys with detailed case studies, and is framed by a thoughtful introduction and conclusion." 
-Natasha Affolder, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law