Women are leading the way in sustainable investment – according to academic research and lots of anecdotal evidence. It is for this reason why they are...
In 2001, a new investment index caused controversy when it omitted some of the UK’s leading companies on ethical grounds. Tesco, Safeway and the Royal Bank...
The private equity industry believes responsible investment is “here to stay”, with a recent event in Brussels championing the case for taking long-term non-financial factors into...
They have the power to fight climate change and change the world, but some of them need to get a move on. Bex Hay of ShareAction...
It is time to update our transport system to one that is fit for the 21st century. Please welcome, The Guide to Sustainable Transport 2014. The pace...
Clare Brook, founding partner at WHEB Listed Equities, reflects on a recent shareholder engagement conference in France. Friday February 14 was a propitious day to hold...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Jeremy Leggett is a leading advocate of clean energy. At a recent Forum for the Future event, he gave an impassioned call to arms for renewables....
Investors in the US currently have an “incomplete picture” about how companies they invest in affect the political process, according to a new guide that aims...
The investment value of electric car manufacturers Tesla Motors has hit record highs this week, with sustainability investors predicting a bright future for low-carbon transport. Tesla’s...
Raj Singh answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. A freelance writer on sustainable investment and CSR, blogging at www.esginsider.com, Singh was previously programme director at the UK...
Mark Hoskin, a partner at London-based financial advisory firm Holden & Partners, has been named responsible investment adviser of the year at the unbiased.co.uk Media Awards...
A US conservation organisation has divested 70% of the exposure to fossil fuel stocks it previously held, because of the “urgency of the threat” that climate...
We hear the above all the time from business leaders, investors, advisers, institutions, asset managers and the financial press. Once you have accepted the lie that...
Firms that produce sugar foodstuffs and drink could soon be joining the likes of tobacco, alcohol, pornography and weapons on ethical investors’ list of sectors to...