The first principle states that signatories “will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.” The first challenge with any responsible investment, whether as a...
Yesterday we introduced the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment. In today’s article, we look at the opening clause. The opening clause of UNPRI states that, “As...
Six years ago the United Nations established the Principles of Responsible Investment for asset managers and asset owners globally. In this holiday series, Simon Leadbetter explores...
For the next nine days, the team at Blue & Green Towers are taking a much-needed and well-earned break to celebrate amongst other things, the summer,...
Been living underground for a month? Fear not! Here’s an all-you-need-to-know guide to everything that happened in the world of Blue & Green Tomorrow in July....
In the wake of Japan’s newly-launched green party, Green Japan, Joseph Iddison takes a look at the history of green parties around the world, and asks...
Thanks to a strong ethos of research and development (R&D), coupled with relatively healthy supplies of funding, Europe is in a good position to lead the...
We’re into August now, so as usual, we look back at the month of July to examine the biggest headlines that emerged. Before July 2012, the...
Westmill Solar Co-operative, the community-funded renewable energy scheme, has closed its share offer and announced it has comfortably met its initial £4m investment target. The project,...
Aviva Investors and Alliance Trust Investments today announced that they have entered into an investment-advisory agreement for Aviva Investors’ £1.2bn Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) funds,...
Today it has been announced that Peter Michaelis, the Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) at Aviva Investors is to move with his whole team...
A 500 kilowatt wind installation in the Forest of Dean – the first funding project from community finance platform, Abundance Generation – has reached its £300,000...
The feed-in tariff (FiT) for domestic solar installations comes down to 16p per kilowatt (kW) hour today, but this shouldn’t put people off investing in the...
The gold medal is arguably the most distinguished symbol in sport. But, with reserves depleting at a rate of knots, it’s estimated that Olympic Games organisers...
The south-west of England is putting a compelling case forward for being the renewable energy centre of the UK. And a new infographic by Stephens Scown solicitors...