George, a fictional but typical investor, proves that values and returns can go hand in hand, after making a 30% return in three years. George’s portfolio...
A set of questions released for National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) can help investors make informed decisions about where to invest their money. Oikocredit’s checklist aims...
The amount of money invested in the UK’s green and ethical retail funds is at an all-time high of £12.2 billion, according to data released from...
Emergency teams are assessing the damage caused by the cyclone Phailin, which disrupted the Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states with 125mph winds on Saturday. Indian authorities...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said that the UK is “extremely close” to reaching a deal that see “massive” investment in the British nuclear sector. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on...
National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) 2013 kicked off on Sunday, and a wide range of national newspapers and media outlets have already written about some of...
A group of investors connected with churches across Britain and Ireland has claimed success in its efforts to convince businesses to improve their environmental performance. The...
Up to five billion people could experience extreme climates by 2050 if we do not cut emissions, according to a new study. The research found that...
The greatest danger to our future is apathy. Jane Goodall
Nearly two-thirds of British investors want to be offered sustainable or ethical investment options, according to a YouGov survey conducted for National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW)....
San Francisco’s public pension fund has decided against dropping its $530m holdings in fossil fuels firms, preferring instead to “engage” with companies to stimulate business changes....
Nearly 3 million investors could consider social investment within the next year, according to a study by the ethical bank Triodos. Surveying the investment habits of...
Investments in small-scale social, environmental and community-based businesses are worth £1.6 billion to the UK economy, according to new figures by investment platform Ethex. Known as...
Businesses, and not governments, NGOs and non-profits, are the most important parts of the solution to many of the massive problems the world faces. That’s according...
Values-based banks offer better returns on assets and provide more capital to the real economy than mainstream banks, according to a new report by the Global...