It was touted as the greenest Olympics ever. But with the entire nation glued to the Games, Good Energy’s Ed Gill writes, you’d be forgiven for...
The sixth principle states that signatories will “each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.” While principle three dealt with disclosure concerning companies...
The fifth principle states that signatories will “work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.” In any emerging trend, it is often beneficial that...
The fourth principle states that signatories will “promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.” At time of publishing the following UK asset...
The third principle states that signatories will “seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.” “Sunlight (as well as being an...
The second principle states that signatories will “be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.” In the beginning, owner-managers ran their...
The first principle states that signatories “will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.” The first challenge with any responsible investment, whether as a...
Yesterday we introduced the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment. In today’s article, we look at the opening clause. The opening clause of UNPRI states that, “As...
Six years ago the United Nations established the Principles of Responsible Investment for asset managers and asset owners globally. In this holiday series, Simon Leadbetter explores...
For the next nine days, the team at Blue & Green Towers are taking a much-needed and well-earned break to celebrate amongst other things, the summer,...
Been living underground for a month? Fear not! Here’s an all-you-need-to-know guide to everything that happened in the world of Blue & Green Tomorrow in July....
In the wake of Japan’s newly-launched green party, Green Japan, Joseph Iddison takes a look at the history of green parties around the world, and asks...
Thanks to a strong ethos of research and development (R&D), coupled with relatively healthy supplies of funding, Europe is in a good position to lead the...
We’re into August now, so as usual, we look back at the month of July to examine the biggest headlines that emerged. Before July 2012, the...
Westmill Solar Co-operative, the community-funded renewable energy scheme, has closed its share offer and announced it has comfortably met its initial £4m investment target. The project,...