Payday lender Wonga has expanded its global reach to consumers after acquiring German company BillPay. Amid the controversy, criticism and fierce political debate about whether payday...
Investors are rushing to Africa, as the continent seeks to capitalise on its vast clean energy resources. Chris Loker writes how people can help decide the fate...
The ethical energy supplier Co-operative Energy has announced its intention to increase the price of its gas and electricity by 4.5%. It added that this represented...
It’s the final day of National Ethical Investment Week, and therefore the last in Greenhouse PR‘s ethical investment pioneers series. In the interview seat to round things...
The government has been accused of harming the offshore wind sector’s ability to expand because of a “lack of clarity” in its policies. Amid fierce political...
Scotland’s renewable energy resources are helping to keep the lights on across the UK, the Scottish National Party (SNP) energy minister told the party’s conference in...
A new report into Ministry of Defence litigations has been condemned by some lawyers, who claim that the findings and recommendations are unfair. The report, The Fog of Law, was...
Harvard University political philosophy professor Michael Sandel asks whether too much is for sale in our current democracy, in this week’s featured TED talk. Sandel says...
Ecclesiastical Investment Management (EIM) has been named Best Ethical Investment Provider at the Investment Life and Pensions Moneyfacts Awards 2013. The London-based socially responsible investment firm...
Richard Essex, a financial adviser at Grayside Ltd, is the author of a new book on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) called Invest, Feel Good, And...
Inside Job is a well received and Oscar-winning documentary on the financial crisis. The film argues that the crisis was predicted and could have been prevented....
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is as groundbreaking, controversial and relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1962. The book argues that uncontrolled...
A new website has been launched to provide churches and religious groups with advice on how to invest in line with their ethical and moral values. The website, yourfaithyourfinance.org, has been developed by...
We are into the penultimate day of National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) 2013, and today’s ethical investment pioneer is Mark Hoskin of Holden & Partners. He follows UKSIF...
Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle, has responded to Harvard University president Drew Faust’s comments on the pitfalls of fossil fuels divestment, saying that it’s a...