Democratic finance has lots of definitions, but credit unions are arguably one of the best examples. Tom Revell looks at why they’re becoming an increasingly attractive...
We’re publishing daily interviews, conducted by Greenhouse PR, with a different ethical investment pioneer each day this National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW). Thursday’s pioneer is Clare Brook of...
If countries fail to take action to sustainably harvest fish, food security could be at risk, the Ocean Health Index has found. The index scored food...
A charter aimed at tightening up regulation for payday lenders has been launched by a Labour MP. Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield, has launched the Charter...
National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) 2013 is underway, and a wide range of national newspapers and media outlets have written about some of the themes associated with...
There is a big gap between investor demand for ethical and sustainable investment and adviser knowledge on the subject. Because it’s not a requirement to do...
Sustainable food systems are required in order to defeat hunger, malnutrition and improve food security across the globe, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said...
There is a big gap between investor demand for ethical and sustainable investment and adviser knowledge on the subject. Because it’s not a requirement to do...
The sustainable investment industry has come a long way from its purely ethical roots. No longer is it simply about screening out the bad guys, as...
On October 16 1973, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to raise the price of oil by 70% to $5.11 per barrel and declared...
A survey of CEOs has found that whilst business leaders are committed to reorienting their companies to be more sustainable, they feel constrained by current market...
American investment bank JP Morgan has reached a deal with US regulatory body, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), over its part in the ‘London Whale’...
As many as 9 out of 10 of people living in European cities are breathing air that is so polluted that it can shorten their life...
Only one in five children in the UK has a “realistic and achievable” connection to the natural world, a three-year study by the Royal Society for...
A former manager of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has pleaded guilty to destroying evidence regarding the explosion in 2010 which claimed the lives of 11 workers. Anthony Badalamenti, 62,...