Nine universities in London have a combined £7.4m invested in the arms industry. The findings follow an investigation that found very few have strong ethical investment...
By investing in unethical companies, public sector pension schemes are letting down their employees, according to Friends of the Earth Scotland. Their comments follow an investigation...
Comic Relief has begun to withdraw its funds from controversial tobacco, arms and alcohol companies, ahead of an eight-week review of its investment policy. This comes...
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...
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...
The implementation of responsible investment (RI) policies is ‘stagnating’, according to European-wide research. Although more investors are using RI strategies they remain ‘skin-deep’, a report by...
Sean Conway became the first person to swim the length of the UK west coast, starting in Land’s End and finishing at John O’Groats, in a bid...
The general treasurer of Rhode Island is pushing the US state’s pension fund to divest from equity funds that own stakes in gun distributors. Gina Raimondo,...
Campaigners who were convicted of criminal damage after breaking through a fence at an RAF base in Lincolnshire have said they wanted to “put drones on...
The University of Edinburgh has pulled the plug on its investment in a US drone component maker after a review of its portfolio, but continues to...
The Church of England has been criticised for owning £10m of shares in one of the world’s biggest arms manufacturers, which opponents say clash completely with...
Seb Beloe of WHEB Asset Management argues that the Church of England should focus its energy on the growth markets of the future, over its current...
The Telegraph’s Questor column leapt onto the Wonga bandwagon on Friday, boldly and unsubstantiatedly declaring, “There is no such thing as an ethical investment.” There is certainly such...
The investment arm of the Church of England is considering bidding for a collection of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) branches, in the hope of creating...