A new report from the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) claims that the concept of impact investing has been widely embraced by the industry....
The Chinese state council announced plans last Sunday that will see energy efficiency placed at the heart of economic activities by 2015. Although it is the...
Anti-fracking protestors have set up camp near the controversial exploratory shale gas drilling site in Balcombe, west Sussex. The five day ‘Reclaim the Power’ action camp,...
James Gifford, the founding executive director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), is stepping down from his role in November, it has been announced. The...
After security forces broke into camps of protesters in Egypt on Wednesday, killing hundreds, campaigners have called upon the UK government to end all arms sales...
The official launch date for the new service that allows people to switch banks in seven working days has been announced as Monday September 16. The...
The investment training association CFA Institute has called on investment firms to embed ethical practices into the heart of their business, after a study found just...
The UK economy is missing out on a major boost by society’s failure to encourage more women to set up their own businesses, according to new...
Researchers have planted flower meadows in four UK cities in an effort to understand the effects of urbanisation on insect pollinators such as bees and butterflies....
Climate change will cause increasingly frequent and more severe heatwaves around the world over the next 30 years, according to a new study. Published in the...
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have returned a £520,000 donation left to “whichever government is in office” by an elderly woman in her will. The parties...
A study carried out by researchers at Newcastle University has found “national inconsistencies” in UK councils’ strategies for addressing climate change. The report, titled Assessment of the...
Ethical and sustainable investment funds have generally performed better financially than their mainstream counterparts in the last 12 months, according to new research. Moneyfacts says that...
As a record number of people are accepted into UK universities, the National Union of Students (NUS) has revealed the 25 institutions that will share £5m...
The ethical footprint of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is “severely limited” according to a major new review of its investment strategy. The Government Pension...