Leading financial services firm UBS has released a report that outlines its commitment to sustainable investment – which it says “has entered the mainstream”. The report uses...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Best-in-class investment means investing in companies that are frontrunners in meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in their particular universe, asset class or category. To...
Over 1,900 companies from 44 countries are being encouraged by a coalition of institutional investors worth $3.3 trillion to join the UN Global Compact as part...
The majority of British citizens think that addressing climate change while also promoting economic growth should be the government’s priority, according to a poll by Carbon...
An online tool that enables businesses to better chart their sustainability journey and swiftly progress along it has entered its pilot stage. Responsible 100 is the product...
A collaborative project by sustainable investment specialists RobecoSAM and climate change reporting platform the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is set to make it easier for investors...
George Osborne is set to give his 2013 budget speech next Wednesday, March 20 – and now’s your chance to tell us what you want the...
Companies with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) records are more likely to strike deals with private equity firms, according to research released earlier this month....
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...