The United Nations General Assembly has established a 30-member working group that will aim to draw up a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Issues such...
Twenty-nine years ago today, an advertisement was shown on US television to mark the imminent release of the Apple Macintosh computer – the first chapter in...
Nearly two years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan has its sights set on filling the void left by its suspended nuclear fleet with the “world’s largest...
The mainstream financial services sector is suffering from a lack of new talent, according to a major survey of the industry. But for budding bankers, there...
Good Energy has topped the Which? Switch satisfaction survey for the third time in for years – with 85% of its customers currently happy with its service....
Barack Obama has said that a global failure to respond to climate change would mean “[betraying] our children and future generations”, as he embarked on a...
A report by one of the world’s largest reinsurance firms has highlighted the important role insurers must play in tackling climate change and developing renewable energy....
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association, commonly referred to as UKSIF, is the membership network for sustainable and responsible financial services. Its job is to...
Ramped up responsible investment into agriculture could help tackle poverty and hunger across the world, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). It says...
A NASA-backed study has said that degradation of area twice the size of California in the Amazon rainforest could be because of climate change. A so-called...
Seventeen years ago today, a war was slowly beginning to erupt in Berkshire. John Major’s government had tabled plans to clear over 300 acres of land...
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The Social Investment Organisation (SIO) in Canada has confirmed that the country’s socially responsible investment (SRI) sector has witnessed a 16% growth in just two years....
Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has sent a memo to the bank’s 140,000-strong global staff base, calling on employees to quit if they don’t agree with...
Julie King is an ethical investor. After setting up a private pension, she began looking for ways her money would be able to make a positive...