Big Society Capital and Bridges Ventures have launched a £14m Social Impact Bond (SIB) fund, in an effort to help channel finance into the social economy....
BT, Vodafone and biopharmaceutical firm Astrazeneca have made it into the top three of a new ranking that grades firms based on their greenhouse gas emissions,...
In 2013, we’ve published a number of guides on various aspects of sustainability. From tourism, to fair trade, to corporate social responsibility, to our flagship investment...
In the mid-90s, City analyst and fund manager Michael Gill came up with an idea to score companies based on their environmental performance – an environmental...
Offering investments linked to stock markets for the first time, Triodos Bank has developed two new ethical funds that allow investors to select which end of...
Simply adding a small number of ethical businesses to a portfolio is not enough to be considered responsible if you continue to invest in areas that...
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical and environmental investments. Our job is to tell you about...
Pension schemes need to realign their focus onto long-term and responsible investment, according to the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). Its calls come after...
A London-based business has developed a research tool to help asset managers check the sustainability and behaviour of companies in which they may be investing. FusionExperience has...
“Smart investors can see that investing in companies that rely solely or heavily on constantly replenishing reserves of fossil fuels is becoming a very risky decision.”...
Chris Monks, lead researcher for environmental management at EIRIS, reflects on the latest Unburnable Carbon report by Carbon Tracker and the London School of Economics’ Grantham...
Fund manager Australian Ethical has urged one of its stocks – recycling giant Tomra – to move away from tobacco, after it bought a company that...
The Church of England’s three national investing bodies, which manage some £8 billion in assets, have published an updated policy that seeks to reward top-level executives...
Two polls, by Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner in the US, claim that high net-worth and millionaire investors are more concerned about returns than about social responsibility. Details...
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical and environmental investments. Our job is to tell you about...