Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” So how would the threat...
Social finance firm Investing for Good has launched a guide that aims to provide impact investors with best-practice information into the sector. The Good Investor, which...
EIRIS is one of the responsible investment industry’s leading research providers. An independent not-for-profit, its aim is to provide investors with information on companies and advice...
A record number of investors have asked more than 5,000 of the world’s biggest listed companies to report their carbon emissions and climate change strategies through...
The majority of investors and savers in the UK want investment firms to be legally obliged to reveal full details of fees and charges, according to...
The majority of Australians want their investments and savings to reflect their personal values, according to a survey by fund manager Australian Ethical. Some 62.5% of...
Ethical investment is becoming the chosen vehicle for many investors who demand more than just financial growth from their money, writes James Howard of Emerald Knight....
These are the articles that have attracted the most interest on our site in the past week, and we’re republishing the links here to ensure you...
As Australian legislation comes into effect requiring companies to sell cigarettes in plain packs, there are risks that come from investing in tobacco. Just as governments...
At the end of 2012, we surveyed Ethical Investment Association (EIA) members for the third year in a row, and this week have been reporting on the asset...
Vancouver city council looks set to sign a responsible investment commitment, after voting unanimously to uphold the city’s core values through the companies it invests in....
Recommended by two-thirds of Ethical Investment Association (EIA) financial advisers, Kames Capital’s funds came second in a recent Blue & Green Tomorrow survey, just missing out...
Co-operative Asset Management’s £750m range of ethical funds will no longer invest in Barclays, following concerns regarding the bank’s involvement in rigging the Libor rate. Barclays...
Simon Webber, Fund Manager of the Schroder Global Climate Change Fund tells us that efforts to tackle climate change will be the next industrial revolution and...
The global sustainable investment industry is worth $13.6 trillion (£8.6 trillion) and represents 21.8% of assets under management, according to a report by the newly-launched Global...