Jupiter and F&C poll in top four amongst EIA members
Ecclesiastical and Kames were unveiled as the top two fund providers as voted for by Ethical Investment Association (EIA) members. But completing the top four are Jupiter and F&C, who were picked out by more than half of respondents. In a survey of financial advisers that Blue & Green Tomorrow...
Facebook and Cleantech Group team up for sustainability competition
One of the cleantech industry’s leading intelligence firms has joined forces with Facebook to offer a cash prize for an idea that will help promote clean energy and sustainability on the social network. Cleantech Group is offering the winning entrant $25,000 (£15,900) to come up with a product, application...
Poor ESG records scupper private equity deals
Companies with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) records are more likely to strike deals with private equity firms, according to research released earlier this month. Two-thirds of respondents to the survey by the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), said that poor ESG performance...
Scotland sets decarbonisation target and urges UK to follow suit
The coalition’s decision not to include a decarbonisation target in last month’s energy bill has been pulled into question, after the Scottish government revealed its plans to cut carbon in its electricity by more than 80% by 2030. First minister Alex Salmond revealed the ambitious objective yesterday, claiming that...
Government urged to make 2013 ‘the year of the bee’
Thousands of campaigners have called for the government to take action over dwindling bee numbers, urging David Cameron to adopt a national bee action plan. Environmental group Friends of the Earth delivered the 64,000 signatures to Downing Street earlier on today, after collecting them with the charity Garden Organic....
RBS looks to boost clean energy investments
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could almost match the expected amount it will be fined for its part in the Libor scandal in funding for clean energy over the next 12 months. The bank is braced for a penalty of somewhere in the region of £500m after it was...
Kames ranks highly for ethical financial adviser recommendations
Recommended by two-thirds of Ethical Investment Association (EIA) financial advisers, Kames Capital’s funds came second in a recent Blue & Green Tomorrow survey, just missing out on the top spot by a whisker. Kames, formerly Aegon Asset Management, is a specialist investment management company with £50 billion under management...
Barclays axed from Co-op’s ethical fund portfolio
Co-operative Asset Management’s £750m range of ethical funds will no longer invest in Barclays, following concerns regarding the bank’s involvement in rigging the Libor rate. Barclays was fined over £270m for its role in the scandal, which has also so far seen UBS and the Royal Bank of Scotland dealt hefty...
HS2: an ‘engine for growth’ or a ‘fast train for fat cats’?
New details of the controversial £32 billion high-speed rail network, HS2, have been unveiled by the government today. The second phase of the development will see lines built connecting Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and the East Midlands. This follows phase one, which will join Birmingham with London and reduce journey...
$13.6tn invested sustainably worldwide, says study
The global sustainable investment industry is worth $13.6 trillion (£8.6 trillion) and represents 21.8% of assets under management, according to a report by the newly-launched Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA). The GSIA, which is a collaboration between seven of the world’s largest investment forums, said some 65% of this...
Government launches long-awaited green deal scheme
The green deal, the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme that promises to “transform Britain’s homes”, launches today. But critics have questioned whether it goes far enough in addressing the problem. Among the main concerns is the level of interest rate, which the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) set last...
Ecclesiastical most popular fund provider among EIA members
Winning the Moneyfacts award for best ethical investment provider four times in a row, as voted for by the independent financial adviser (IFA) community, and having its Amity UK Fund voted best ethical fund at the Investment Week Climate Change and Ethical Investment Awards 2012, was simply not enough...
Stern admits to underestimating climate change in 2006 review
Lord Stern, who seven years ago led the writing of a government-commissioned review on climate change, has admitted that the effects are “coming through more quickly than we thought”. Speaking in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he said, “Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The...
Davos: an environmental conflict in the media
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) mission is displayed across many walls in Davos, Switzerland: “Committed to improving the state of the world”. Emma Websdale rounds up some green perspectives from the conference to see if and how this is being done. Climate change and the environment are two major...
Blue & Green Tomorrow in the media
Since it’s the weekend, we thought it would be a good time to round-up and show our appreciation of some of the media coverage we’ve received over the past few months. In October during National Ethical Investment Week, The Sun’s Cashflow column published a piece entitled The only way is ethics, outlining...
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