Socially responsible investment (SRI) “may involve financial sacrifice”. That’s according to Olivia S Mitchell, a professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School of...
The Co-operative Bank’s decision to conduct a poll among its customers on its ethical policy has been described as “essential” for the future of banking by...
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) could become the next stock exchange to join a UN initiative promoting sustainability, according to reports. The Sustainable Sock Exchanges (SSE)...
Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular form of financing that allows entrepreneurs to realise their ideas with the help of the crowd. Crowdfunder, the UK’s biggest crowdfunding...
While most people’s eyes will be on the 22 players from Brazil and Croatia kicking off the 2014 World Cup on Thursday, Hyewon Kong looks at...
UK pensions funds and asset management companies potentially have up to £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a report published by Friends of...
Warren Buffett has said his Berkshire Hathaway holding company could invest a further $15 billion (£8.9 billion) in solar and wind projects in the US. At...
Investors, asset managers and businesses have signed an open letter to Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environmental initiatives at American tech giant Apple, urging her to eliminate...
Union Theological Seminary in New York has become the first institution of its kind to divest its $108.4m (£64.57m) endowment from fossil fuels, which it says...
The ages, motivations and interests of the most prominent and prolific philanthropists are changing. Welcome to the new generation of giving. This article originally appeared in...
A new social impact bond (SIB) launched in Manchester gives investors an opportunity to support a programme funding foster placements for vulnerable children. The project, which...
Whatever your philanthropic passion is, the chances are it will not be immune to the environmental threats that affect us all, write Florence Miller and Jon Cracknell....
Following on from yesterday’s article, the first thing you can do to help keep Blue & Green Tomorrow free is to come to one or more of our...
Four in five investors have looked at sustainability issues in one or more investment contexts in the last year, according to research from PwC. However, investors...
Lloyds Banking Group has announced that shares in TSB will be sold at between 220p and 290p, below its book value. The midpoint of the price...