“Our planet, our home is being neglected. Climate change continues unabated. It seems there’s a new ecological disaster happening almost daily. This Earth Day it’s time...
Bryn Jones, manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund, spoke with Alex Blackburne about the advantages of investing in bonds over equities – namely, “more security,...
The wind industry increased its contribution to EU GDP by a third between 2007 and 2010, according to a report by the European Wind Energy Association...
Earlier this week, we asked, “What is a bond?”. Bond investment is a very complex area of financial services; Julian Parrott, chair of the Ethical Investment...
MIT’s liquid metal battery technology could hold the key to a sustainably powered future—grid-level energy storage. How can we rely on power sources that come and...
Over £11 billion of private investors’ money is tied up in ethical investments. The latest instalment of our “What is…” series sets out to define an...
A survey of the UK’s ten largest contract-based pension providers has found that the majority don’t accept responsibility when it comes to monitoring the sustainability of...
The fracking industry has received an unwelcome boost after publication of a report that includes measures to control its negative impact. The independent study, conducted on...
BP, Dow Chemical and Rio Tinto are all major sponsors at this summer’s London Olympics. But with a history of unethical and unsustainable behaviour behind them,...
In stark contrast to the volatile world of stocks and shares, bonds emerge as a less hazardous investment alternative. We take a look at them in...
