Throughout October, the social bank Charity Bank held several events as part of its Different Journeys programme. Eighty of its savers visited 16 of its borrowers,...
Global wealth reached an all time high in 2013 despite difficult economic conditions. However, the richest 1% own 46% of global assets demonstrating that inequality remains...
The government’s new indicator for priority species – described by conservationists as the FTSE index for threatened wildlife – has been unveiled. The data shows a...
Russian authorities have dropped charges of piracy against 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists, and have accused them of hooliganism instead, according to officials. The ‘Arctic...
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...
A new report has suggested that there is an increasing risk of natural disasters as more people move into urban areas. The Institute of Mechanical Engineers...
The climate variation pattern, El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), will be strongly influenced by global warming in the future, a new study has found. Scientists from...
George, a fictional but typical investor, proves that values and returns can go hand in hand, after making a 30% return in three years. George’s portfolio...
National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) starts on Sunday. On each day, we’ll be publishing an interview, conducted by Greenhouse PR, with a different ethical investment pioneer. Kicking...
Almost 17 million investors potentially hold assets that would not meet their personal ethical preferences, new research from the ethical bank Triodos shows. The data, which...
It may be four days until National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) kicks off, but there’s already been plenty of debate around ethical, sustainable and responsible investment....
New figures have revealed that the UK is making good progress towards achieving its target of having 25% of boardrooms at top companies made up of...
A new study has found that bees fly away from good food sources that they associate with risky predators. The research explains that bees’ fear is...