Standard Ethics, an independent sustainability rating agency based in London, has launched an index to measure the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Italian banks. The Standard...
According to a survey carried out by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), charities are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of trading with social enterprises. SEUK brings...
It is almost five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, but only now are we seeing the first stirrings of something that was almost universally...
A UK certification body that aims to promote sustainable tourism has been recognised as the “most credible” programme of its kind in the world. The Tourism...
Many things contributed to the end of the South African apartheid – the racial segregation system that, after decades of pressure, was eventually abandoned. But one...
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which assists pension scheme members in the event of insolvencies, has launched a reinforced responsible investment framework to implement its ethical...
Greenpeace, the environmental campaign group at the frontline of some of the most urgent environmental battles, is on the lookout for responses to a survey that...
An alliance of investors has backed European commission proposals to force large firms based in the continent to report material non-financial information. The group, which includes...
Barclays and global indexing firm MSCI have co-launched a series of fixed income indices that they say will help “stimulate” the growth of sustainable investment. The...
Environmental problems in China are increasingly getting to a point where the sacrifice for its rapid economic growth becomes unbearable. The problems range across the full...
Last week we wrote about the dark triad within unethical, unsustainable and irresponsible investment: a fusion of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. However, for every yin, there is...
“Social investment can be a great force for social change on the planet“, said David Cameron, during a speech at the Social Impact Investment Conference on...
The overwhelming majority of investors believe corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability reports are “essential” for large companies, according to a survey. Ninety per cent of...
Sustainable Future Equity Fund performance over the past 10 years: no evidence of sacrificing investment returns or increased risk, but still two opposing camps? With regard...
On this day in 2006, one of the environmental movement’s most seminal documentary films – An Inconvenient Truth – premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. This...