TY - GEN N1 - Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu = Research Papers of Wrocław University of Economics; 2019; vol. 63, nr 5, s. 43-52 N2 - The aim of the article is to present and analyze fundamental data concerning the market of ecological investment funds (EIF) in German-speaking Europe (GSE) to assess the current state and prospects for this market. The hypothesis in the paper is formulated as follows: “The ecological investment funds market has been developing dynamically in the GSE region”. In the research paper, critical aspects of the functioning of socially responsible investment (SRI), both theoretical and practical, were also presented as well. The following research methods were used: critical analysis of the literature, desk research, descriptive, comparative methods and deduction method. The results prove the above-mentioned hypothesis. The primary conclusion from the research is that further development of the described market is to be expected. It was also hinted that achievements in the ecological evolution of the financial markets could become the inspiration for the financial market in Poland L1 - http://dbc.wroc.pl/Content/73674/Dziawgo_Ecological_investment_funds_in_German.pdf M3 - artykuł L2 - http://dbc.wroc.pl/Content/73674 PY - 2019 KW - financial market KW - sustainable finance KW - responsible investment KW - ecological investment funds KW - rynek finansowy KW - zrównoważone finanse KW - odpowiedzialne inwestowanie KW - ekologiczne fundusze inwestycyjne C1 - Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Autorów i Wydawcy A1 - Dziawgo, Leszek PB - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu C6 - Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją LA - eng CY - Wrocław ID - DOI: 10.15611/pn.2019.5.04 T1 - Ecological investment funds in German-speaking Europe UR - http://dbc.wroc.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/73674 T2 - Ekologiczne fundusze inwestycyjne w Niemczech, Austrii, Szwajcarii i Luksemburgu ER -