The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is set to make its investments more ethical and begin screening out companies that commit human rights abuses, negatively impact the...
The minister for tourism and culture in Malaysia has said that sustainable tourism is an important contributor to a country’s economy that helps balance development and...
MPs have accused the bosses of UK energy distribution firms of “utter complacency”, during a hearing investigating the companies’ responses to the stormy weather that led to...
RobecoSAM, an investment specialist with a focus on sustainability, has published its 2014 sustainability yearbook, signalling which companies are in a position to create long-term shareholder...
Nominations have opened for the 2014 Observer Ethical Awards – an annual event that recognises businesses, communities and individuals doing exceptional things for the environment and...
Trust in business is at an “all-time low” with bankers coming at the “bottom of the league”, according to the thinktank ResPublica. The organisation said “radical...
Friends Provident, Ecclesiastical and Aberdeen are the most popular fund managers for financial advisers giving advice to clients on ethical investment, according to Blue & Green...
There has been a marginal rise from 73% to 76% of advisers receiving requests for sustainable, responsible and ethical advice, according to encouraging figures in Blue...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, published this month by Routledge. In...
New research has found that just seven countries, including the UK, account for 63% of climate change. Relative to population size, the UK has pumped the...
Deutsche Bank has reported losses for the fourth quarter of 2013, owing to a surge in litigation costs accrued over the past year. The German bank,...
Outspoken Green MEP Jose Bové has said he is prepared to fight against energy giant Total on the issue of fracking in the UK, after successfully...
Some of the UK’s leading economists have said that the Bank of England should keep interest rates at 0.5% until wages catch up. The Independent Treasury...
East Coast is the only state-owned intercity rail franchise. It was rescued in 2009 after Sea Containers and National Express failed to make it a success....
Conservation charities have said they fear that the rhino poaching crisis will only get worse in 2014, after more than 1,000 were illegally killed in South...