A record number of children will be in British schools by 2020. Meanwhile, the number of people living in urban areas is due to double by...
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has urged the Law Commission to clarify fiduciary duty in order to promote long-term sustainable investment. The comments...
A section on fracking in the EU’s 2030 climate and energy framework has been criticised by campaigners, who claim it contains only recommendations about shale gas...
This week’s featured fund is the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future Managed fund. Peter Michaelis, head of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) at Alliance Trust, tells us more. Tell...
However much we think sustainability should be something we all embrace, we are confronted by an all too familiar reality: that of having to deal with...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded the UK’s economic growth forecasts, despite leading economists claiming the growth wasn’t being reflected in workers’ wages. The IMF,...
A new study has found that water quality is compromised by a combination of extreme weather-related events, driven by climate change. Academics at the University of...
A leading thinktank has warned the government that most Britons are not saving enough for their retirement, calling the issue a “pensions timebomb”. Policy Exchange claims...
A legal bid to put the controversial HS2 high-speed rail plans under further scrutiny in government has been rejected by the Supreme Court. Objectors to the...
Storebrand, a major Norwegian pension fund and insurance firm, is to divest from 11 palm oil companies following deforestation and sustainability concerns. According to Bloomberg, the...
