On this day in 1967: the Torrey Canyon tanker spill
Forty-six years ago today, over 10,000 tonnes of crude oil spilled out of the supertanker Torrey Canyon and into waters just off the south-west coast of England – in what was only the fourth spill in history. Nowadays, many more than this number occur every single year. Despite the Torrey...
Defenders of a free press are being dishonest
Lord Justice Leveson’s epic inquiry and report laid out a clear route to a self-regulated press underpinned by statute. It had flaws, but any solution would. Despite promising to implement anything but a “bonkers” plan, the prime minister has ruled out the recommended statutory underpinning, opting instead for a...
TED talks: who controls the world? – James B Glattfelder
After the publication of our Guide to Ownership 2013 today, it seems only right that in this week’s featured TED talk, James B Glattfelder talks about how the natural environment’s interconnected systems need to be transferred to the field of economics. In the video below, Glattfelder, a Swiss physicist, says,...
‘It’s difficult choosing which company to draw about. So many of them do the same appalling behaviour’
Once a month, we’ll be publishing a topical cartoon created by Polyp – a Manchester-based cartoonist who has designed images for the New Internationalist, Friends of the Earth and War on Want, among others. The series, called B******* as usual… began this afternoon, with this entry. We’ll also be collaborating with him...
B******* as usual… #1
This is the first in a new series, called B******* as usual…, in which we share work by Manchester-based cartoonist Polyp. For more information on Polyp, see our interview with him here.
Park Geun-hye: continuing South Korea’s trailblazing green agenda
The final name to appear in our rundown of environmentally-minded politicians this week is Park Geun-hye – president of South Korea. She follows representatives from Brazil, Senegal, Denmark and the UK, and will be followed herself by five more names later this month. Charlie Wood tells us more about...
Ethical IFA of the week: Stewart Investment Planning
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical and environmental investments. Our job is to tell you about them. Stewart Investment Planning is an independent financial adviser based in the south-west. It is a member of the Ethical Investment Association (EIA)...
Why share ownership is better than share rental
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) launched a new initiative, Ownership Day, with a parliamentary reception on Tuesday. Here, George Latham, managing parter at WHEB Asset Management, writes how taking ownership of shares is much more beneficial than simply holding them. ‘Ownership’ is another term we now...
Zac Goldsmith: the green hope in a sea of blue
After Silva, El Ali and Lidegaard comes the UK’s first representative in our rundown of some of the most environmentally-minded politicians from across the world. Charlie Wood profiles Conservative MP, Zac Goldsmith. In an era of wild-child billionaire heirs and heiresses, Zac Goldsmith has not been cut from the...
Martin Lidegaard: fighting climate change from Scandinavia
Next up in our series profiling green-minded politicians from around the world, and following Marina Silva and Haïdar El Ali, is Martin Lidegaard, Danish minister for climate, energy and building. Charlie Wood writes. Coming from a family of writers, Martin Lidegaard was always likely to make his mark in...
The banana dilemma: local or Fairtrade?
Asda’s decision to sell European bananas instead of American ones raises questions about the source of a product and the working conditions of suppliers. So is local better than Fairtrade? The Fairtrade mark has revolutionised the food industry, making consumers more aware of what goes into getting a product...
Haïdar El Ali: leading Africa’s green political charge
After kicking off this series profiling environmentally-minded politicians yesterday with Marina Silva of Brazil, Charlie Wood writes about Haïdar El Ali, the Senegalese ecology minister, who is at the forefront of the Africa’s green movement. An achingly slow green revolution has been burgeoning in Africa over the last 40...
Climate change will create investment winners and losers
Climate Week 2013 came to an end on Sunday, with over 3,000 events having taken place across the country during the seven days. Daisy Moore of responsible investment research firm EIRIS reflects on the hot topic of climate change, and explains how it links in with investment. Around the...
Responsible investment terms: what is green investment?
Green investment supports companies that provide and sustain environmentally-friendly practices and products, so when you make a green investment, you act with both your principles and your pocket in mind. An awareness of the environmental impacts of industrial activities has become more widespread, with many consumers switching their services...
Mastering the tides for clean energy
A tidal lagoon project at Swansea Bay, set for consultation in the next few weeks, could provide over 100,000 homes in the area with clean, renewable and locally-sourced energy. Eight out of 10 people in the UK support renewables, according to a recent Department of Energy and Climate Change...
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