Non-profit Organisations and Socially Responsible Investments: The Case of Italian Foundations

摘要: In times of turmoil and meagre resources, both s ocially responsible investments (SRI) non-profi t organisations (NPOs) must strive hard to find new opportu nities make their activities more effec tive. The possibility using criteria other than the mo re traditional risk-return parameters has been on he agenda various different fiduciaries. For NPOs, in particu lar, there seems be a wide gap between manag ing granting funds. This paper aims investigate if, what exte nt, it is possible for foundations particular, break down barriers mission attainment investment policies. To do that twofold inter pretation foundations’ fiduciary duty proposed: or institutional economic dut y.