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....
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...
Environmental issues remain the key driver for investors who want to invest their money ethically or sustainably, according to an ongoing survey by Blue & Green...
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has successfully refinanced a 20% stake in London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, which was previously financed by UAE...
Nine clean technology companies from the UK have been recognised in the fifth annual Global Cleantech 100 – a list that charts some of the most...
“The best/worst thing about great design is that you shouldn’t notice it; it should just make your decisions easier and your life run smoother.” So says...
Have you ever felt that you’re too small or insignificant to do something about global warming? Have you ever been told that there’s nothing you, as...
Energy company SSE has announced its customers will see an average 8.2% price rise in their energy bills from November 15. The rest of the big...
To coincide with National Ethical Investment Week, Hubert Aarts of Impax Asset Management explains how investing ethically across rapidly growing global environmental markets appeals to a...
Paul Hawken is a Californian civil rights activist, environmentalist, businessman and author. Fortune named him the “original hippie entrepreneur” in 2002, and he coined the phrase...
Green energy company Ecotricity and car manufacturer Volkswagen are joining forces to offer 100% green electricity to all owners of an electric vehicle (EV) from the...
A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, the green deal, might not be influential enough to meet the UK’s...
Renewable energy organisations have criticised the Taxpayers’ Alliance after it claimed that government subsidies for the industry are set to soar to £5 billion by 2018....
The supplier of the UK’s gas and electricity has said that the difference between power generated and energy demand might be tighter than ever this winter,...
A new study has outlined how investors and campaigners can effectively leverage their collective influence to get the most out of the fossil fuels divestment movement....