This week, two corporate giants, Amazon and HSBC, hold their AGMs and although the worlds of the internet and investment may be very different, their shareholders...
The principles of Islamic finance are entirely based around ethics, and this makes it suitable for everyone; not just for Muslims, according to Nasir Awan, CEO...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released G4, an updated edition of the most widely used sustainability reporting framework in the world. G4, which was unveiled...
Oil giants including BP and Exxon Mobil have been accused of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with investors’ money because of their links with poor performing Russian energy...
A coalition of wildlife organisations has undertaken a ‘health check’ of a selection of wildlife from the UK and elsewhere. The study, the first of its...
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has continued to increase, accelerating by 88% in 2012 according to satellite analysis. Brazilian NGO Mongabay’s deforestation tracking system, SAD, detected...
China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has agreed to impose carbon reduction targets for the first time – a move that could push the...
The Institute of Directors has been accused of “cheerleading for the industry” after publishing a report that explores the potential of fracking in the UK. The...
In the last 12 months, the mainstream banks have become embroiled in yet more scandals, crises and irresponsibility. In an extract from a recent talk, Ecology...
The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are innovating in low-carbon technologies has doubled in the last two years, rising from 37% in 2011...
To achieve long-term and stable prosperity, developing countries should embrace a green economy and look at sustainable trade opportunities, a new UN report has said. The...
Friends of the Earth has claimed that two high street banks are funding a palm oil company involved in land grabbing activities in Uganda, violating environmental...
There’s a quote by Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, the motion picture camera and many other things, about renewable energy. Speaking in 1931, he said,...
There’s a quote by Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb, the motion picture camera and many other things, about renewable energy. Speaking in 1931, he said,...
Assessing investment using an environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens gives you a much “fuller” image, according to former US vice-president Al Gore. Using light as...