The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC) has launched the London Principles – a statement of intent that looks to give purpose and direction to the industry....
Leading multinational energy firms Chevron and ExxonMobil are lagging well behind competitors when it comes to addressing sustainability issues, according to a new study, which says...
Crowdfunding is the collective effort of individuals who gather around a cause, and contribute their money to make it happen. It offers everyone, from entrepreneurs and...
Joel Solomon, chair of Renewal Funds, on the morality and responsibility within investment and finance. The first investment I ever made was $25,000 in Stonyfield Farm, an...
British drug company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has come under fire over allegations of bribery in China. But investors still trust the company, which remains a popular choice...
The Co-operative Bank could pay for its small bondholders to receive financial advice, in an attempt to repair its damaged reputation, according to City AM. The...
Financial markets are now largely controlled by computer technology. But how does computer powered investment affect the sustainability of the industry? Last week, the BBC’s Robert...
Responsible investment outperformed its benchmark and mainstream investment in 2012, accounting for 16% of total assets under management in Australia, according to the Responsible Investment Association...
Younger investors are more concerned about making socially and environmentally responsible investments, according to a survey by investor website Millionaire Corner. Its study found that in...
Six Greenpeace activists are in the process of climbing the Shard, London and Europe’s tallest skyscraper, in protest against Shell’s exploration in the vulnerable Arctic. But...
Simon Clements, sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) fund manager at Alliance Trust Investments, looks at the sustainability credentials of an internet giant. Google is a company...
Billionaire asset manager and philanthropist Tom Steyer has asked US senator David Vitter to donate the campaign contributions he received from fossil fuel companies to charity....
Twenty-two years ago today, after the Bank of England’s Operation Sandstorm inquiry uncovered “widespread fraud and manipulation”, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was...
The EU’s commissioner for climate change has urged three large development banks to stop investing in fossil fuels and to instead promote renewable energy in the...
The Church of England will consider whether to completely divest from fossil fuels, after the diocese of Southwark passed a resolution backing such a move. The...