Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” So how would the threat...
The recent public attitudes survey conducted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) displayed overwhelming support for renewable energy. But as well as providing clean, limitless...
After a year to forget in 2012, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins appears intent on restoring the bank’s Quaker principles of honesty, integrity and plain-dealing. Will...
Barack Obama is reshuffling his pack ahead of his second term as US president. Charlie Wood assesses how the new-look cabinet will fare when faced with...
EIRIS is one of the responsible investment industry’s leading research providers. An independent not-for-profit, its aim is to provide investors with information on companies and advice...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) recent public attitudes survey brought to light some interesting – and encouraging – figures regarding the support for...
Figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) earlier this week showed the extent to which a cross-section of the British public supported...
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical investment. Our job is to tell you about them. For...
In 2009, business secretary Vince Cable said, “Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down...
The news this week that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has signalled an end to its deforestation activities has been welcomed by environmental and campaigning organisations alike....
Dogmatic people are never much fun at dinner parties, whether economic, political or religious. Often they lack curiosity or empathy for alternative points of view, any...
First it was big brands such as Starbucks, Amazon and Google squirming in parliament. Then it was the big four accountancy firms (KPMG, PwC, Ernst &...
Ethical investment is becoming the chosen vehicle for many investors who demand more than just financial growth from their money, writes James Howard of Emerald Knight....
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is a United Nations-backed initiative that seeks to engage investors on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. In 2005, UN...
In January, years of planning finally came to fruition as Good Energy launched the UK’s first local tariff for those living near one of its wind farms...