The source adds further comments: "Due to European diversity, the wide definition of responsible investment is any type of investment process that combines investors’ financial objectives with their concerns about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Exclusions or negative screening is a strategy that involves removing companies or sectors from the investible universe of the portfolio. The exclusion of certain controversial activities is becoming common among European investors."
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Socially responsible funds: exclusion strategies in Europe 2002-2017
The statistic shows the evolution of exclusions, otherwise also called negative screening strategies, on the European socially responsible investment (SRI) funds market between 2002 and 2017. There were approximately **** trillion euros of total assets with one or more exclusions applied to the investments in 2013. In 2017, that value grew to over *** trillion euros.
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Eurosif. (November 19, 2018). Development of socially responsible investments (SRIs) subject to exclusions (negative screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/
Eurosif. "Development of socially responsible investments (SRIs) subject to exclusions (negative screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros)." Chart. November 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/
Eurosif. (2018). Development of socially responsible investments (SRIs) subject to exclusions (negative screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/
Eurosif. "Development of Socially Responsible Investments (Sris) Subject to Exclusions (Negative Screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in Million Euros)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Nov 2018, /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/
Eurosif, Development of socially responsible investments (SRIs) subject to exclusions (negative screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Development of socially responsible investments (SRIs) subject to exclusions (negative screening) in Europe from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurosif, November 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/425892/socially-responsible-investments-europe-exclusions/
