Joseph Heller’s joke, “Just because you’re paranoid it doesn’t mean they are not after you!”, has a lot to tell us about sustainability and the illusion of human...
The majority of Britons support a ban on all advertisements by payday loan companies, new figures released on Thursday suggest. Payday loans firms have been criticised...
Ecclesiastical Investment Management, a leader in sustainable investment, is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable fund manager of the year. An award-winning firm, it has been...
With roots in Sweden and an emphasis on decentralisation and personal customer relationships, Handelsbanken has quietly become one of the most attractive sustainable banking alternatives on...
New research has found that firms that invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives see less risk in their stock prices during economic downturns, benefitting the...
A new international survey has found that the top three financial resolutions for high net-worth individuals in 2014 are to save more for their retirement, include...
The first social bond fund, which will invest in charitable and social projects, is set to launch in January. It has been reported that investors could...
A project aiming to install solar panels at 25 schools across Staffordshire hopes to benefit local people, the schools involved and communities if it successfully raises...
Over a decade ago at 11 Downing Street, Gordon Brown – then chancellor of the exchequer in Tony Blair’s Labour government – cut the ribbon on...
What can a rigged game of Monopoly tell us about our money habits? In this week’s featured TED talk, social psychologist Paul Piff shares some of...
Comic Relief has begun to withdraw its funds from controversial tobacco, arms and alcohol companies, ahead of an eight-week review of its investment policy. This comes...
Carbon Tracker, which works to identify the financial risks behind high-carbon investments, is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable NGO of the year. Launched in 2011, the project’s...
In 2012, I asked my wife what she really wanted for Christmas. “Time” was her succinct answer. With two energetic boys under four, most parents will...
Changes to child trust funds (CTFs) to allow money to be transferred to junior ISAs are “good news” for young savers, according to financial experts. The...
Julian Parrott, partner at Edinburgh-based Ethical Futures, is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable financial adviser of the year. Parrott specialises in ethical investment, after co-founding Ethical Futures with...