SRI was originally associated with “Socially Responsible Investing” but the term has since evolved to cover the notion of sustainable development and so now we would more likely speak of “Sustainable and Responsible Investment”.
There is, however, no unified definition of what exactly is “SRI”. This can mainly be explained by the wide diversity of investors’ cultural backgrounds as well as their individual beliefs and motivations. When discussing SRI in a forum it would not be surprising to hear one, or more, of following terms being employed; “ethical”, “green”, “impact” and “clean”.