Like many specialist ethical financial advisers, Scott Murray’s roots began in mainstream investment. He then realised he needed a change. Now managing director of Virtuo Wealth...
Paul West of the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment writes about a recent study conducted by some of his colleagues about changes in nutrient and water management...
A recent report outlined that the financial performance of ethical and mainstream investment funds barely differed. Here, Julian Parrott, partner at independent financial advisers Ethical Futures, describes...
Fuel poverty hit the headlines again this week with This is Money amongst others reporting that the government is seeking to change the definition of the key measure...
Global Ethical Brokerage in Tunbridge Wells has developed a new initiative in the world of foreign exchange. Simon Roberts, its managing director, has created a ‘not...
We’ve developed our fund library so you can now undertake research on which funds are responsible and sustainable; this includes analysis on corporate responsibility, their SRI...
Readers of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (H2G2 to the aficionados) will know the significance of 42. When the super computer Deep Thought is...
Global population and consumption growth mean that pressure on the planet’s resources is building all the time. Sustainable, renewable alternatives are few and far between, but...
The third instalment in our series about the Soil Association’s Organic September celebrations sees us explore the notion of ‘good food for all’. ‘Good’ can mean a...
Studies continue to reinforce the risks of climate change to the global food supply as extreme US weather dominates headlines. We look at the importance of...
£25,000. It seems quite a lot of money. And it is a lot of money, by most people’s standards. Why are we looking for this amount...
The third property to be featured in Blue & Green Tomorrow’s cottages4you series is Shark Fin, a scenic coastal eco-house in Cornwall. Imagine waking up to...
In our month-long run up to National Ethical Investment Week 2012 (October 14-20), Simon Leadbetter asks, what’s in a name? Ever since the idea behind Blue...
Twenty-five years ago today (September 18, 1987), US secretary of state George Shultz and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze agreed the principles of the Intermediate Range...
Last week, we asked what ‘organic’ meant as part of the Soil Association’s month-long Organic September celebrations. This time, we look at what you can do to...