Responsible investing has captured public attention in recent years. And with a plethora of responsible investing based products available, the opportunity to utilize those that are both consistent with an investor’s personal values and at the same time continue to meet the investor’s investment objectives has never been better. Below we will focus on the three most widely discussed types and the differences between each. Responsible Investing Responsible investing (RI) is any investment strategy which seeks to consider social/environmental issues in addition to financial return. While the earliest forms of RI have been around since the 1960s, only more recently has responsible investing gained noticeable prominence in the investment world. The pace of growth in RI today is nothing short of remarkable.