Protesters rally in Washington to urge US climate action
Thousands of people rallied in Washington over the weekend, asking Barack Obama to move “forward on climate” and to stop work on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. According to organisers, more than 40,000 people, from citizens to organisations and pressure groups, invaded the streets of the US capital yesterday...
Land grabbing poses investors ‘numerous’ financial risks
A new report suggests that land grabbing – which involves buying out huge plots of land for the extraction of resources, usually in developing countries – has substantial financial risks for investors. Acquiring cheap land from emerging economies has become common practice in recent years, according to the report,...
Arctic sea ice loses 36% volume in a decade
Arctic sea ice cover shrunk to its lowest ever point in August last year, but a team of researchers have found that the remaining ice also lost significant volume. Studying a period between 2003 and 2012, scientists using NASA and European Space Agency data found that the size of...
Articles you may have missed: February 8-14
These are the articles that have attracted the most interest on our site in the past week, and we’re republishing the links here to ensure you don’t miss out. On Wednesday, we published our first report of the year: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013, which we hope will...
Garden centres to remove insecticides harmful to bees from shelves
Four garden centre retailers that own 60 stores across the UK have pledged to remove a harmful stream of insecticide that has been linked to the declining bee population. Notcutts, Hillier, Squires and Blue Diamond follow the lead of hardware giants Homebase, B&Q and Wickes in taking the neonicotinoid chemicals,...
Harvard finance arm creates sustainable investment role
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the finance arm of the prestigious American university of the same name, has created a sustainable investment position to help secure the long-term future of its $30.7 billion (£19.8 billion) assets. The vice president of sustainable investing will research sustainability and work with other universities...
81% of tour operators and 75% of travellers say yes to more sustainable travel
Three-quarters of travellers will be considering the ethical or environmental impact of their holidays this year, while four out of five tour operators expect to see an influx of sustainable travel bookings in the coming 12 months. The encouraging figures, from two separate surveys conducted by Blue & Green...
Investment reports reveal widespread use of ESG integration
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has released a pair of reports that show the extent to which environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are being integrated by institutional investors. Integrated Analysis and Aligning Expectations provide a summary of just how much PRI signatories are analysing their investments using ESG...
WWF: Europe can be 100% renewable by 2050
A new study by the WWF has said that a scenario in which the EU was 100% renewably-powered by 2050 was feasible if member states co-operated on energy policy. The report, called Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy, has been published ahead of European Commission discussions...
Alliance Trust surges on in SRI after completing Aviva transfer
Alliance Trust Investments has become one of the world’s largest sustainable investment houses, after completing the transfer of the Aviva Investors SRI fund range. Aviva’s team moved to Alliance Trust in August last year, after the organisation decided to close its socially responsible investment (SRI) arm 12 months ago....
Politicians, scientists and society must work together to tackle climate change, says Davey
Ed Davey has issued a rallying cry for politicians, scientists and society to work together in coming up with solutions to fight climate change, calling those who reject the science “dogmatic and blinkered”. Speaking yesterday at a Royal Society symposium, the energy secretary said, “The basic physics of climate...
Introducing: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013
Welcome to our first report of the year: The Guide to Sustainable Tourism 2013, which we hope will inspire you to make responsible, sustainable and more informed choices when planning your holidays in the future. To travel is to live: or so said 19th century Danish author Hans Christian...
Jenkins promises a ‘better Barclays’ after unveiling ethical strategy
After announcing adjusted pre-tax profits of over £7 billion, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has unveiled a new strategy that he says will ensure the bank makes money “in the right way” in the future. Jenkins told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme that Barclays will look to simultaneously improve...
‘Good Investor’ guide launched for socially-motivated investors
Social finance firm Investing for Good has launched a guide that aims to provide impact investors with best-practice information into the sector. The Good Investor, which was commissioned by Big Society Capital and Deutsche Bank, looks to lay out how to highlight and invest in companies that fit various...
Sir Adrian Montague to leave Green Investment Bank in April
Former chairman of nuclear firm British Energy, Sir Adrian Montague, will step down from his role as deputy chair of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) in April this year. The decision, announced by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) this morning, comes less than 10 months after...
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