Over a dozen companies have been closed by the Insolvency Service in the last 15 months, after raking in nearly £24m from 1,500 individuals for carbon...
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund of Norway (GPF), has come under additional pressure to drop its investments in the coal industry....
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new high in 2012, according to new data. The increase continues the accelerating trend that is...
Italy’s second Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Week kicked off on Tuesday, as the industry looks to shed light on the country’s ethical investment opportunities. A...
Delaying improvements in the UK’s capacity to store energy could cost taxpayers as much as £10 billion a year, according to an industry campaign group. The...
Socially responsible investment (SRI) has the potential to grow rapidly in China, according to a report from finance giant UBS. Despite the concept of social enterprise...
Government and charities have warned that elderly or vulnerable investors might be tricked in buying potentially worthless carbon credits. Carbon credits are certificates that allow companies...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that the so-called “Wonga economy” is one of the worst aspects of the cost of living crisis, with payday lenders...
The Global Wealth Report 2013 from Credit Suisse revealed that wealth had hit an all-time high of $241 trillion by the middle of 2013, despite challenging...
David Powell, economics campaigner at Friends of the Earth, on asking investors awkward questions about the urgency of climate change, in an effort to start doing things...
Thirteen long-term investors have called on the publicly listed companies they invest in to pay all employees the living wage, which was increased this week to...
A new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reaffirmed the urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 if we want to avoid runaway...
The National Trust and sustainable energy charity Ashden have set up a new carbon cutting network to help charities and landowners limit their impact on climate...
European countries must quickly develop more ambitious plans for retrofitting buildings with energy efficiency measures, according to campaigners and a leading international council. With just six...
Amid strong demand, Twitter has increased its initial public offering (IPO) price range by 25%. The price increase means that the stock valuation now stands at...