All organizations must follow a certain code of ethics. Without ethics, we lose social responsibility. One sector where ethics is hotly debated is the alcohol industry....
Regina Schwegler and Judith Reutimann, of Switzerland-based sustainability rating agency Inrate, discuss the role of exclusion screenings in sustainable investment. Excluding certain stocks from an investment...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Alcohol companies and drink retailers are engaging in corporate philanthropy in a calculated effort to gain political influence, a new study has claimed. The study, authored...
At a recent sustainable investment event, I inadvertently launched into unscripted criticism of the tobacco industry. This led one delegate to accuse me of dictating “how...
Wales has become the first place in the UK to consider a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes in public places, amid fears of normalising...
In a recent debate at a team get-together, Blue & Green Tomorrow’s founder and publisher Simon Leadbetter was asked to adopt the role of a red-in-tooth-and-claw,...
Firms that produce sugar foodstuffs and drink could soon be joining the likes of tobacco, alcohol, pornography and weapons on ethical investors’ list of sectors to...
There is set to be a staggering 70% increase in cancer cases over the next two decades due to unhealthy lifestyles and a lack of prevention,...
The Church of England’s national investing bodies, including CCLA which manages funds on its behalf, have struck a deal to get ethical screening services and environmental,...
Green People offers a wide range of organic beauty and skincare products and is one of the leading businesses in its field in the UK. Green...
George Latham, managing partner of WHEB Asset Management, writes how Comic Relief could have avoided the recent criticism of its investment strategy with a more informed...
Ethical investment is a “legitimate, profitable and practical option” for charities that want to make money in sectors that don’t conflict with their core missions, according...
Comic Relief has said it will carry out a review of its investment policy after being accused of investing millions of pounds in funds with shares...
On Tuesday night, BBC Panorama is set to accuse Comic Relief of investing in the tobacco, alcohol and arms industries. Hiding behind the laws of fiduciary...