Hertfordshire county council is at a “very real risk of legal challenge” after it launched a campaign to get people to quit smoking, while investing £24m...
Comic Relief has said it has “nothing to hide”, after the BBC confirmed it would be screening a controversial Panorama investigation into charity investment policies. The...
First State Investments has unveiled a set of global stewardship principles that it says help put its clients’ interest first and boost its responsible investment credentials. The...
British shareholder groups, along with foreign investors, are to set up the Investor Forum in an effort to improve corporate governance and encourage businesses to focus...
HSBC has labelled Tesco’s profit margins as “unsustainable”, with competition from discount food retailers continuing to increase as they gain market share. The bank changed Tesco...
A new social investment fund, backed by energy giant Centrica, has been launched by impact investor Ignite and technology firm Wayra. The Big Energy Idea will provide...
The Co-op Bank received “overwhelming” support for its recapitalisation plan after 99.9% of votes were in favour. Proposals are now expected to be approved later this...
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has joined more than 75 financial institutions in adopting the Equator Principles. Signatories commit to applying consistently high standards across their...
Survivors of Christmas spending are being encouraged to start the holiday season with a charitable spirit, by a viral campaign, backed by prominent philanthropists such as...
A new report has outlined the increasingly important role stock exchanges play in corporate sustainability reporting. In contrast, environmental groups have described Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE)...
Paul Polman, chief executive of the consumer goods group Unilever, has become the first sitting CEO of a major multinational company to be awarded the WWF...
Let’s face it, says Jonathan Foley, too many of our systems are broken, and we seem unable to fix them. An extended version of this article...
Burning coal kills around 1,600 people a year, according to statistics that appear in a report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Published in partnership...
Isabel Allen and Simon McWhirter, directors at Hab Housing, explore some of the myths that surround custom-build and explain why it has a key role to play...
Current account customers could be losing thousands of pounds a year just by being with a bank that is wrong for them, with some overdraft charges...