Aberdeen Asset Management has signed a deal with Lloyds Banking Group to buy Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) that will see its ethical and responsible assets...
Global carbon emissions are set to reach record high levels in 2013, according to new analysis by climate scientists. The sustainable investment industry has said the...
BankToTheFuture.com is a new initiative that lets people invest as little as £10 in private companies, and have more say over what happens to their savings and...
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has said that the country will begin allowing private capital to be invested in renewable energy and environmental protection as part of...
Ernst & Young (EY) has warned that “political point scoring over rising energy bills has intensified energy policy tensions across the various parties”, and as a...
US business magnate Warren Buffett’s holding company has taken a $3.7 billion (£2.3 billion) stake in oil giant Exxon Mobil. This follows the $2 billion (£1.2...
Nine leading pharmaceutical companies are calling for a reform of NHS drug approval processes, saying that the current system does not attract sufficient investment and is...
A committee of MPs is set to question investment banks Goldman Sachs and UBS on November 20 over issues with the Royal Mail’s valuation and allegations...
Citi, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have topped a new ranking of commercial banks on the extent to which they finance coal mining projects. The...
Italy’s second Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Week finished on Tuesday in Rome. The last event had its key moment at the end of the day,...
A new online platform that allows individuals to pledge money to projects that deliver measurable benefits to communities and the wider society has been launched by...
The political, economic and cultural climate in Britain makes it an appealing place to make investments in the waste and recycling industry. These reasons help explain...
The devastation in the Philippines reminds us of our responsibility to stop profiting from the wreckage caused by companies whose business plan includes destroying the planet,...
UK consumers and investors continue to use and value the independent financial advice (IFA) sector for financial help and guidance, a survey has found. IFAs were...
Insured losses caused by damaging weather events in East Asia over the last three decades have totalled $76 billion (£47 billion) as floods and typhoons become...