New research shows that while bank lending may be falling in the UK, loans from Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) have doubled in two years –...
The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) has suggested a number of important social protection measures that it hopes will decrease the number of children that are...
Ilaria Bertini looks into the prevalence of women in boardrooms. A pair of reports reveal that women still seem to have a long way to go...
A Scottish eco-tourism project, which developers say has the potential to bring a “significant boost” to the local economy, is set for a public consultation over...
A number of rich investors have been claiming to give to charities as a measure of avoiding paying tax – when in fact the charities have...
In the mid-90s, City analyst and fund manager Michael Gill came up with an idea to score companies based on their environmental performance – an environmental...
EU member states have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that studies have shown are harmful to bees. The decision means the European commission...
Offering investments linked to stock markets for the first time, Triodos Bank has developed two new ethical funds that allow investors to select which end of...
The 27 EU member states increased their consumption of renewable energy by 13% in 2011, according to the recent figures by Eurostat. The EU’s statistical office...
The final shortlist for the 2013 People and Environment Awards for Business (PEABs) has been unveiled. Helen Tandy, financial adviser at Gaeia, and the Co-operative Group...
The recent collapse of a factory in Bangladesh poses serious questions about safety and working conditions of clothes manufacturers, and also emphasises the role of consumers...
Simply adding a small number of ethical businesses to a portfolio is not enough to be considered responsible if you continue to invest in areas that...
Robert Gordon is one of the world’s most influential macroeconomists. Earlier in 2013, he gave a TED talk about how the death of innovation will signal...
All this week, we’ve set out the energy, environment and responsible investment credentials of all five major parties, ahead of the local elections on Thursday May...
A coalition of campaign groups are taking to the streets of London to urge the government to get behind plans to ban three harmful streams of...