New chief executive unveiled for sustainable investment trade body
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has unveiled Simon Howard as its new chief executive, replacing Penny Shepherd. Howard, who has held senior roles at Liverpool Victoria, Friends Provident and 3i Asset Management, has experience in the sustainable finance sector through his role as head of sustainable...
Poll: two-thirds of British children are concerned about climate change
Children in Britain are worried about the impact of climate change on both themselves and children living in developing countries, according to a poll by UNICEF. Almost 75% of young people aged 11-16 said they were worried about how the consequences of global warming will change the world. Meanwhile,...
EU rejects plan to reduce carbon footprint
The European parliament has rejected a plan to make polluters pay more as part of a carbon trading scheme designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Three hundred and thirty-four members voted against a proposal to freeze 900m tonnes of carbon dioxide emission credits between 2013 and 2015. Members voting...
Funeral underway in London for Lady Thatcher
Lady Thatcher’s funeral procession has begun in London. The former prime minister died on April 8 aged 87. Thatcher was a deeply divisive leader, but she was certainly a leader. In 1988, she told the Royal Society, “Stable prosperity can be achieved throughout the world provided the environment is...
Introducing: The Guide to Ethical Funds 2013
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Ethical Funds 2013. With help from the YourEthicalMoney.org (an EIRIS Foundation initiative), we’ve given you details on a wide selection of regulated investment funds that have a green, ethical, sustainable or responsible stance in the UK. Whether your strategy is to exclude stocks that do...
TUC accuses government of dithering on green investment
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the government of costing the UK jobs, over its failure to encourage investment into the green economy. At an event on Monday in London called Growing the Green Economy, TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady argued that the UK’s hopes of building a...
Waitrose bans three pesticides harmful to bees
Waitrose has asked its suppliers not to use neonicotinoids after concerns these might be responsible for decline in bees populations. The supermarket chain has launched a ‘Seven point plan for pollinators’ in which it states that it would support the EU review regarding three neonicotinoid insecticides and it would...
The truth behind environmental cars
A study by Norwegian Scientists has found that electric cars may not always play up to their great ‘environmental’ reputation. Electrical Vehicles (EVs) have become increasingly popular due to their potential in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lower fuel costs . However, a study by Hawkins, has found that...
Study shows boost in international climate change policies
Implementation and impact of policy related to climate change has significantly increased over the last decade according to a new study by the Climate Policy Initiative. The new report ‘The Policy Climate’ has put together 30 years of evidence from five key economies, China, EU, US, Brazil and India...
No truly ‘green economy’ without a ‘blue economy’
A top UN official, José Graziano da Silva, has stressed how the fight against hunger and climate change will depend on the success of sustainable development of oceans and fisheries. Last week was the tenth meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) South West Pacific Ministers for Agriculture. Held in the Samoan...
Scientists say climate change not to blame for 2012 US drought
The huge US drought in 2012 wasn’t a result of human-induced climate change, according to scientists. Last summer was the driest in recorded history in the country, as well as one of the hottest, which caused drought conditions across two-thirds of the US. But its cause, repeatedly cited by...
Gulf Coast residents target BP shareholders over impact of 2010 disaster
Three Gulf Coast residents travelled to the UK last week to reveal the continued devastating effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to BP’s board and shareholders. The Gulf Coast Fund (GCF), which represents the region’s most vulnerable and affected communities, claims that BP has not visited the most affected...
Asset owners crucial in promoting ESG practices
A survey has revealed that pension funds and asset owners can positively influence environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy decisions by asset managers. At the launch of its annual responsible investment report in London last month, First State Investments posed questions to over 100 industry figures, including asset managers,...
Responsible Business Week 2013 kicks off
Responsible Business Week, April 15-19, is designed to raise awareness of the depth and breadth of responsible business. Blue & Green Tomorrow looks forward to the week ahead. Speaking at a Business in the Community (BITC) event in 2012, prime minister David Cameron described business as “the most powerful...
Wireless technology and cloud computing are ‘energy monsters’
The technology industry has largely underestimated the surge in power use from cloud and wireless services, according to a study by Melbourne’s Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications (CEET). Researchers from the CEET are among the first to calculate the energy consumption of the multiple components required to power cloud...
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