A study by the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) has found that of the $33.3 trillion invested in assets across the country...
It was announced yesterday that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Ofgem were set to undertake an investigation into gas price manipulation. But the companies accused...
After less than three months since investors gave the green light to the re-launch of the ConBrio BEST Income Fund on 18th July, which saw the...
The fifth annual Sustainable and Responsible Investment Study from the European Forum for Sustainable Investment (Eurosif) has outlined strong market growth, primarily driven by demand from...
A recent report outlined that the financial performance of ethical and mainstream investment funds barely differed. Here, Julian Parrott, partner at independent financial advisers Ethical Futures, describes...
A survey by the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has highlighted climate change, executive pay and labour standards in the supply chain as three of...
Sarasin & Partners has researched and written this paper as one of a series which considers the investment implications of environmental, social and governance issues. This...
Yesterday the news broke that News Corporation was to set up a global ethics team at the behest of Rupert Murdoch, and in the wake of...
Dr James Gifford, executive director of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), spoke recently with Jamie Mckenzie about the work being done in his...
Alex Blackburne spoke with Dr Raj Thamotheram, widely recognised as one of the leading thinkers in the sustainable investment space. They discuss the notion of “investing...
Companies that factor sustainability into their investments perform better on the stock market and offer investors less risk, according to “compelling” evidence found by DB Climate...
Last week, the FTSE Group launched an environmental social governance (ESG) service unit, as it looks to assist the necessary shift towards a low-carbon economy. Blue...
The FTSE Group has launched an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) service unit – a move that it says is a “direct response” to growing...
Jason Mitchell worked for the UK Government for two years in 2008-2010 on water and renewable energy development projects across sub-Saharan Africa for the Commonwealth. Now,...
Recognising the importance of sustainability in finance, The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation will host the FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Conference and Awards on June...