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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- References -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): From Niche to Mainstream -- 1.1 Beyond the Separation Model -- 1.1.1 The Separation Model and the Growth of Inequality and Imperfections -- 1.1.2 The Separation Model Within Firm Theory: Profit Maximisation Is not a Convincing End-Goal -- 1.2 The Main Features of Ethical and Socially Responsible Investing -- 1.2.1 Capital Allocation by Socially Responsible Funds -- 1.2.2 Decades of Studies on SRI Performance -- 1.2.3 The Drivers and Characteristics of the Individual Socially Responsible Investor -- 1.3 The Fiduciary Duties of SRFs: The Nexus Agency Model -- 1.4 The Opportunities and Risks of SRI as a Mainstream -- 1.5 ESG Rating of Investment Funds -- 1.6 Institutional Recognition of SRI: EU Regulatory Norms -- 1.7 SRI Market Trends: An EU and US Comparison -- 1.7.1 The US SRI Market -- References -- 2 ESG Criteria in Alternative Investments -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Alternative Investments: An Overview -- 2.3 ESG Factors and Alternative Investments -- 2.3.1 The Role of Impact Investment -- 2.3.2 Vehicles for Impact Investments -- 2.4 Private Equity -- 2.4.1 ESG Selection Criteria in Private Equity -- 2.4.2 Impact Investment Criteria in Private Equity -- 2.5 PE Investments and ESG Due Diligence -- 2.6 ESG Aspects in Hedge Fund Investments -- 2.7 Environmental and Sustainable Real Estate Investments -- 2.7.1 Sustainable Activity in the Real Estate Industry -- References -- 3 Socially Responsible Banking: Towards a New Firm-Bank Relationship -- 3.1 A Schumpeterian View: The Social Role of Bank -- 3.1.1 The Evolution of Bank Interventions in "Bank-Centred" Systems: The Italian Case -- 3.2 Why Do Banks Comply with ESG Principles? -- 3.2.1 ESG Principles in Banking as Drivers of Business Benefits.