The market share of Britain’s biggest five banks dropped 5 percentage points in 2012, as 2.4 million customers closed their high street accounts in favour of...
Energy watchdog Ofgem has proposed measures to level out the market so that smaller and independent suppliers can actually compete with the ‘big six’. It says...
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) – the trade body for the renewables industry – will unveil chief executive Gaynor Hartnell’s replacement at its annual awards dinner...
Barclays and global indexing firm MSCI have co-launched a series of fixed income indices that they say will help “stimulate” the growth of sustainable investment. The...
The UK has a “once in a generation” opportunity to attract investment and create jobs in the wind energy sector because of increasing demand, according to...
Dutch pension fund PFZW and the UK-based Environment Agency Active Pension Fund have scooped global awards for excellence in responsible investment reporting. The pair were honoured...
Improvements in waste recycling and resource management can help boost the UK’s GDP and create thousands of new jobs, according to a new report. Going for...
Lloyds Banking Group has admitted there were “issues” with the way some of its employees were handling complaints over payment protection insurance (PPI), with banking campaigners...
The government has announced it will commission an independent review into maximising growth of the fossil fuels industry – a move that has been slammed by...
Conservative MP Tim Yeo, who recently led a campaign to include a decarbonisation target in the energy bill, has temporarily stood aside as chair of the...
Investors are being urged to help “change the balance of the UK’s energy mix” by pledging money towards a pioneering tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, which...
Government proposals to give communities more say over onshore wind developments could make it easier for vocal minorities to prevent projects from happening. The Department of Energy...
David Cameron unveiled a Social Stock Exchange at the Social Impact Investment Conference on Thursday, in order to help push social investment in the UK. The...
One of the UK’s most prolific social investment lenders has welcomed new measures to help push social investment, and urged third sector organisations to seize the...
“Social investment can be a great force for social change on the planet“, said David Cameron, during a speech at the Social Impact Investment Conference on...