Investors from across the globe, with $3.9 trillion (£2.5tn) of assets under management, have urged companies to use a new guide to help them report human...
A new guide by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been launched to help banks in Singapore implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice...
Tim Yeo, chairman of the House of Commons’ Energy Committee, has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urging it to investigate the wholesale gas...
The World Bank released its draft social and environmental safeguards on Wednesday, following their leak last week. Environmental groups and activists have said the new framework...
The response the Co-operative Bank has received to its ethics poll, which asked customers what was important to them, demonstrates the importance and demand for values...
The Co-operative Bank has launched a survey to gauge opinions on range of ethical issues, from responsible banking to human rights, as it seeks to “refresh”...
The growing demand for bioenergy will exert “unparalleled and unsustainable” new pressures on the world’s land and forests, according to campaign group Friends of the Earth (FoE)...
The decision from European leaders to delay an agreement on the EU’s climate and energy targets will threaten investment in low-carbon technology, a group that represents...
European Union leaders will set an October deadline for agreeing on climate and renewable energy targets, as heads of state meet in Brussels on Thursday, according...
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has joined more than 75 financial institutions in adopting the Equator Principles. Signatories commit to applying consistently high standards across their...
Thirteen European cabinet ministers for energy and climate change have spoken out about the need for a 2030 climate and energy framework. The ministers argue this...
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...
A group of investors have asked for better disclosure on how US water companies are dealing with environmental challenges, including the impact of climate change on...
A new set of guidelines have been launched in order to help investment firms boost the incorporation of human rights into a company’s business goals. Written...
March 22 is World Water Day, an annual event that supports global sustainable water management and raises awareness of the planet’s ever-increasing dependence on clean water....