The Cooperative report shows that the market for ethical goods and services has remained resilient throughout the economic downturn as a progressive core of retailers and...
The Kulluk oil drilling ship ran aground near Kodiak island in Alaska on Monday during a severe storm. The rig is carrying 143,000 gallons of diesel...
An industry review by the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has found that over 130 investment managers currently adopt sustainable investment approaches...
The parliamentary commission on banking standards, set up by the Treasury in response to the Libor scandal, has said greater steps need to be taken in...
Standish Mellon Asset Management, a leading fixed income investment house headquartered in Boston, US, has become the latest signatory of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment...
Boardroom officials at Swiss bank UBS have expressed their regret over the “inappropriate and unethical behaviour” that led to the firm being fined $1.5 billion (£940m)...
Conservative MP Tim Yeo is heading a revolt within parliament over the lack of a decarbonisation target in the government’s energy bill. In a speech at...
The Utility Regulator, Northern Ireland’s independent electricity and gas regulatory body, has confirmed that over £44m will be invested in renewable energy across the country. It...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is expected to agree a £350m fine for its role in the Libor rate-rigging scandal that emerged earlier this year...
As we reported on Saturday, the responsible investment campaign group FairPensions has released a challenging report on the state of ethical funds. The critical but welcome...
Many of the world’s biggest companies are setting themselves ambitious emissions reduction and clean energy targets despite faltering policy in their respective countries, according to a...
Bailed out, repeat offender Northern Rock has cost the taxpayer another £270m, due to badly worded loan statements. Meanwhile, 152,000 borrowers stand to gain £1,775 on...
HSBC was today fined £1.2bn (1% of market capitalisation) over US claims that it was engaged in money laundering for terrorists. Its “profoundly sorry” CEO, Stuart...
Oil investors could be exposed to “serious financial risk” if they fail to challenge multinational firms over their responsibility, a report by the University of Essex...
It’s been just over a week since the government unveiled the energy bill. The pantomime politics around its publication have made for an energy drama that...