Gary Horvitz, an activist working on 350.org’s divestment campaign in the US, looks at why Harvard University is so seemingly reluctant to ditch its investments in...
Fiduciary responsibility, in investment parlance, means acting in the best interests of the person whose money is being managed. Since we are typically talking about a...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is launching a new task group to debate the definition of ‘zero-carbon’ for non-domestic buildings. In 2008, the Labour government...
Greenpeace has launched a legal challenge to stop companies from fracking in England, and to halt what it calls “reckless and presumptuous” plans for shale gas...
A third of UK investors (34%) want their savings and investments to help create a more sustainable economy, according to a YouGov survey conducted for National...
Up to five billion people could experience extreme climates by 2050 if we do not cut emissions, according to a new study. The research found that...
Have you ever felt that you’re too small or insignificant to do something about global warming? Have you ever been told that there’s nothing you, as...
Anti-poverty campaign groups, the World Development Movement and Jubilee South have welcomed Scotland’s commitment to climate justice ahead of an international conference in Edinburgh. However, the...
A committee of MPs has told the government there is no justification to lower the UK’s long-term climate change targets, while warning that carbon reduction targets...
Quakers in Britain have announced their support for a Christian charity that is calling for churches and the religious community to divest from fossil fuels. Operation...
An awful lot of journalism during National Ethical Investment Week will get bogged down in a tired debate about performance and gleefully pointing out ‘unethical’ companies...
Delaying a decision to approve carbon emission reduction targets for the 2020s could risk losing investment in UK businesses, the government’s official climate advisers have been...
A leading climate scientist has warned that attempts to use global financial markets in the fight against climate change are “doomed to failure”. After the release...
Talks must begin now on the world’s ‘carbon budget’, leading economist and expert on climate change Lord Stern has warned. On Friday, the Intergovernmental Panel on...
The chancellor George Osborne has said that he does not want the UK to be at the forefront of efforts to prevent climate change, as the...