Responsible investment terms: what is sustainable investment?
Sustainable investment holds the key to balancing the needs of people and the planet, whilst engaging in a prosperous financial opportunity. The term ‘sustainable’ is being used ever-more frequently in everyday life. But what does it actually mean? And more importantly, why invest this way? When Blue & Green...
Me and my friends are being sued by EDF. This action should concern us all
Discovering that you’re being sued for £5m by a gigantic, state-owned, multinational corporation is a pretty overwhelming experience; particularly when you realise that this is a company that makes an annual profit of £1.7 billion by ruthlessly pursuing vulnerable customers who are struggling to pay their energy bills. But...
Four decades of Green Party progress
Forty years ago today, a small group of people gathered in Coventry for what would become the first official meeting of the Green Party. Joseph Iddison reflects on its impact during its four-decade existence, and looks to the future to see how far it can go. The Green Party...
TED talks: the global food waste scandal – Tristram Stuart
A report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) last month uncovered some shocking statistics into global food waste, claiming that between 30-50% of food produced “never reaches a human stomach”. For Tristram Stuart, British author and campaigner, this news wasn’t new. He has spent the bulk of his...
Sustainable investment needs to be ‘core to how we live our lives’
Joe Keefe, president and CEO of US firm PAX World Management, has written a piece for the Huffington Post about the importance of sustainable investment in all aspects of life. Speaking about investment in fossil fuels, Keefe says there are three general approaches: to continue to invest (A), to...
Why we chose ethical investment: to make an environmental or social difference
Nikky Wilson and Steve Connelly are ethical investors. They have specifically tried to invest in areas that make a positive difference to the world – as well as avoiding some of the most damaging industries. This is a belief that stems from their early careers. The pair both started...
Honesty, subtlety and complexity in science reporting
Newsflash: science is complicated. A lot of jobs, being a politician or columnist for example, can be mastered with very little hard work. This is not true of postgraduate science. Obviously natural flair matters and the best of those two aforementioned ‘professions’ have that flair in spades. But science...
Eight tips on how to invest ethically
James Howard of Emerald Knight lays out eight sure-fire tips for investors who are looking into more ethical, sustainable, responsible and above all enlightened vehicles for their money. Ethical investment is becoming the chosen vehicle for many investors who demand more than just financial growth from their money. According to our...
The apology big food brands should be offering
It is a scandal that horsemeat has contaminated beef products across Europe. Indeed, it has completely replaced the beef in some cases. The responses from some of the businesses involved are, in my opinion, equally scandalous. To play the victim, to “share our customers’ outrage” and indicate this is...
The very well-funded war against climate science and all of us
The Roman statesman Cicero quoted Lucius Cassius’s simple maxim “Cui Bono?” or “Who benefits?” This year some excellent investigative journalism by The Independent, DeSmogBlog and The Guardian revealed some startling information about the original funding of the US Tea Party movement and the current funding of climate change deniers....
Responsible investment terms: what is SRI?
Whether the businesses involved are in environment protection, human rights or clean energy, socially responsible investment (SRI) can provide the right balance between investors’ interests and the future prosperity of the planet. It’s important to consider these three words individually, in order to understand the real meaning of what...
Ed Miliband’s Bedford speech heavy on rhetoric, weak on action
With a 3,330 word speech on Thursday, Ed Miliband managed only one mention of ‘green’ and ‘clean’ but no mentions of renewables, climate or the environment. Faced with the greatest existential threat to our way of life, British politicians remain stubbornly timid about making the case for a genuinely...
TED talks: a journey of mortality, renewal and ethical investment – Joel Solomon
Joel Solomon, president of Renewal Partners, was recently interviewed by Blue & Green Tomorrow about how a brush with death spurred him on to use his business and investment nous to create a better future. Earlier this year, he gave a talk at an independently-organised TED event in Vancouver,...
Government scapegoating retail for horsemeat scandal is pathetic
The government’s response to the horsemeat scandal has been shifting from blaming foreigners to blaming business. This strategy shows the vacuum of leadership and responsibility at the heart of modern governments, populated by career politicians and an increasingly narrow social group. The purpose of business is profit. We have...
Why I chose ethical investment: helping the drive to a sustainable economy
David Mason is an ethical investor. His primary motivation is to help grow businesses that are tackling some of the key sustainability challenges – an attitude present in both his personal and professional life. A communications consultant specialising in sustainability, he enjoys helping sustainable businesses get publicity for their...
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