Шкура, Ірина Сергіївна2018-01-092018-01-0920171732-1948http://ir.duan.edu.ua/handle/123456789/828http://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.cejsh-2fc82385-30a5-44ed-95e3-f3baf59564b0Over the past 20 years the phenomenon of socially responsible investment (SRI) has grown considerably in popularity and there has been in particular a sharp increase in research into its environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects. The process of SRI itself and research into this diverse phenomenon have become widespread particularly in developed countries and essentially supported by international organizations, specialized financial consulting companies, and institutional investors. The issues of theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of SRI in the Ukrainian market have considerable potential for research. The aim of the article is to study theoretical and methodological aspects of SRI as well as define the current state and prospects of socially responsible investment in Ukraine. The article covers the existing differences in the approaches to defining socially responsible investment and social investment, describes their features and proposes a method of classification, as well as clarifying the role of SRI under conditions of sustainable development. The current problems and prospects of SRI development in Ukraine are discussed.socially responsible investmentcorporate social responsibilitysustainable developmentESG-criteriaArticle