Green Investing: Is It Different from Socially Responsible Investing‪?‬

I. INTRODUCTION One of the growing trends in investing is green or sustainable investing. Many new mutual funds and electronic traded funds have been created to take advantage of investment opportunities in this area. Green investing appeals to investors that desire to invest in areas that reflect their values on the environment, climate change, and a sustainable economy. Additionally, there exist sector green electronic-trade funds (ETFs) that investors may view as an opportunity to invest in alternative energy or in sustaining the economy such as water infrastructure ETFs. In this paper, we look at the similarities and differences between green investing and the more conventional socially responsible investing (SRI). Our goal is to look at the issues that will be raised by investors in terms of performance differences between green and SRI investing.