A Bibliometrics study of Social Responsible investments

Abstract

This study offers a comprehensive evaluation of research in the area of sustainable investing with the goal of identifying research gaps and establishing a future research agenda. The purpose of the paper is to present the gap between the Social Responsible Investment (SRI) research studies of the developed nations and developing countries. Articles on sustainable investment published in Scopus-indexed journals between 2012 and 2022 (so far) are reviewed for this study. The search criteria resulted in the discovery of 82 publications, of which 55 were chosen for evaluation. The report reveals gaps in the literature that may be investigated further in the future. Following review of these publications, study identifies the need for an agenda like SRI that can give a comprehensive framework for long-term investment with fewer differences and more acceptability. By reforming financial systems to be more accountable for their repercussions, sustainable investing might be a viable solution to social and environmental challenges. The paper explores the literature of social responsible investments all over the world specially the developed countries and also concludes that developing nations are still lagging behind and there is a great need to change the investment pattern.