Sustainable Investment: Consequences for Psychological Well-Being
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Sustainable Investment
2.1. Goal Conflicts
2.2. ESG Reporting and Indexing
3. Psychological Well-Being
3.1. Health
3.2. Material Wealth
3.3. Consumption
4. Impacts of Sustainable Investment on Psychological Well-Being
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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