Big investment houses are often criticised for being the epicentre of unsustainable financial practices. This perspective ignores the efforts that several organisations are making to develop...
Consumer group Which? has called on the chancellor George Osborne to increase competition in the energy market by cutting the big six energy companies “down to...
The St Jude’s Day storm coverage seemed a little apocalyptic. One listener to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, frustrated at the time devoted to the storm,...
Pension funds need to go further in avoiding the financial risks posed by climate change which directly affect their savers and investors, according to a major...
On Thursday last week, I had probably my most positive and interesting meeting with a fund manager, when I met Charlie Thomas of Jupiter Ecology fund,...
In the last year the proportion of women reaching top level management positions in the City of London has doubled, according to research. Women now occupy...
The Co-operative Bank has assured its customers, including some of the UK’s leading charities, that it will not to vacate its ethical principles as it prepares...
The financial services system must rediscover the value of human beings and begin to care for those on the edges of society, the archbishop of Canterbury...
We’re hearing a lot about rising energy bills and whether ‘green taxes’ are to blame. Sarah Butler-Sloss, Ashden founder director, doesn’t think so. Let’s get real. As...
Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey has described attempts from the Conservative party to cut renewable energy subsidies as crossing a “complete red line”, and vowed...
Once seen as the leading ethical banking option, the Co-operative Bank has endured a tough 12 months after financing problems led to it unveiling a £1.5...
New analysis by Friends of the Earth has said that because the planet houses more carbon than we can safely burn, the UK government must be...
Earlier this month, restaurant chain Chipotle released a short animated video as part of the advertising campaign for its new game, available on Apple devices, called The Scarecrow....
A new report has said that the outlook is positive for clean technology, in a future that will see an increasing desire for efficiency and sustainability....
Well-known for its flatpack furniture and Swedish meatballs, retail giant Ikea is looking to crack the renewables market, too. Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer, reveals why...