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...
The inclusion of a 2030 decarbonisation target for the energy sector in the energy bill has been defeated in the House of Lords. The target has...
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...
Lloyds Bank has announced that it has set aside a further £750m for anticipated claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) by consumers. The part state-owned...
Thirteen European cabinet ministers for energy and climate change have spoken out about the need for a 2030 climate and energy framework. The ministers argue this...
The UN’s Green Climate Fund is about to launch three renewable energy pilot projects in developing countries to help them adapt to climate change while getting...
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...
The internal rate of return (IRR) is used to measure and compare the profitability of investments. The rate shows how attractive a project is. If the...
As the UK surveys the damage caused by the St Jude’s Day storm, a study has warned that the forecast for the next 50 years is...
Chief executives from over 50 of the UK’s leading companies operating in the built environment have warned the prime minister that it would be a mistake...
GT Energy has started the second phase of a project that it says will provide cheap and clean geothermal heat to the Manchester area. The firm...
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...