An investigation by the City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that around 20% of loan and credit companies fail to be clear in...
Benigno Aquino III, president of the the Philippines, has opened the country’s first large-scale solar park, six months after the devastation caused by the super-typhoon Haiyan....
Shareholders are taking an active role when it comes to remuneration packages, voicing their concerns during this year’s annual general meeting (AGM) season. Hiscox, BG Group,...
Investment that focuses on solutions to environmental problems “does better” than the mainstream over the long-term, according to Ian Simm, chief executive of Impax Asset Management....
The UK faces a desperate shortage of natural resources such as oil and coal, according to a troubling new report that underlines the need for significant...
Investment professionals in the US are recognising the growing risk around investing in the fossil fuel industry, with three-quarters saying such risk is increasing. The fossil...
The majority of actively-managed investment funds are not needed, according to Michael Johnson, pensions expert at the thinktank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). His comments...
Suzanne Laidlaw from the Environment Agency writes about a new initiative that uses environmental data to inform investment decisions. The CLEAR Info project (Company Level Environmental...
Charities and social enterprises are being urged to consider the ethics of their investments, following the revelations about Comic Relief last year, by the Association of...
Dunedin City Council has announced it intends to withdraw investment in fossil fuels companies that contribute to climate change, as part of its new ethical investment...
Alliance Trust Investments has announced that it will launch two new sustainable funds in the third quarter of this year. The funds, along with three existing...
Investors across Australia and New Zealand, as well as many other countries around the world, are being urged to make use of their rights and demand...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed plans to stop subsidies through the renewables obligation (RO) scheme for large-scale solar farms. The plans...
Global investment management firm Baillie Gifford has said it is “committed” to Scotland no matter what the outcome of the independence referendum is in September. The...
As Pfizer is being probed by MPs about its proposed takeover of British drugs firm AstraZeneca, reports suggest that the US pharmaceutical giant plans to make...