In the face of the recent financial crisis there is increased focus on long-term investment strategies, particularly for institutional investors. This edited collection explores this topic in a series of papers intended for those with an interest in finance and business.

Highlights emerging trends in responsible investing Examines the impacts of the financial crisis on responsible investing Provides new insights in sustainable, long-term investing Looks at responsible investing in new asset classes

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Acknowledgements.- About the Contributors.- Chapter 1: Introduction - The Next Generation of Responsible Investing; Tessa Hebb.- Chapter 2: After the Credit Crisis - the Future of Sustainable Investing; Cary Krosinsky, Nick Robins and Stephen Viederman.- Chapter 3: Putting Sustainable Investing into Practice: A governance framework for pension funds; Claire Woods and Roger Urwin.- Chapter 4: Avoiding the Next Financial Crisis; Michael Musuraca.- Chapter 5: From Fiduciary Duties to Fiduciary Relationships for Socially Responsible Investment; Benjamin J. Richardson.- Chapter 6: Effective Shareholder Engagement: The factors that contribute to shareholder salience; James Gifford.- Chapter 7: Measuring the Impact of Engagement in Canada; Tessa Hebb, Heather Hachigian, and Rupert Allen.- Chapter 8: The Good Corporate Citizen; Ed Waitzer and Johnny Jaswal.- Chapter 9: Misdeeds Matter: Long-Term Stock Price Performance after the Filing of Class-Action Lawsuits; Rob Bauer and Robin Braun.- Chapter 10: Targeted Responsible Investing; Tom Croft.- Chapter 11: Social investment and responsible investment: Their relationship and intersections in the mining industry; CaitlinMcElroy.- Reference List.- Index.