Following a big energy bill announcement last Friday, and in advance of the publication of the bill tomorrow, the Renewable Energy Association’s James Beard makes the...
Mark Carney will replace Sir Mervyn King as Bank of England governor in July next year, and in doing so, will take on one of the...
The government has decided against including a decarbonisation target in the forthcoming energy bill, delaying the decision until at least 2016. An announcement by the Department...
Natixis Asset Management has unveiled Mirova; an investment division that it says will have a “global and unique approach to responsible investment”. Philippe Zaouati, deputy CEO...
We seem to be locked in an endless financial crisis. Starting with a sub-prime housing bubble, complex financial derivatives linked to those assets contaminated global finance,...
The business secretary Vince Cable has today called for a “fundamental change” to the way the investment industry works, in response to Professor John Kay’s independent...
A coalition of institutional investor groups has written a letter urging governments of some of the world’s most powerful economies to show decisive action over climate...
WaterAid has urged governments worldwide to invest heavily in access to sanitation and water, after releasing statistics for World Toilet Day 2012 that outline how one...
Over the last two years we’ve written a lot about sustainable investment (AKA ethical, responsible, impact, thematic, clean, etc.). With financial trade outstripping real trade 26:1,...
The internet giant Google has revealed its total investment into renewable energy nears $1 billion, after announcing its latest development: a $75m wind farm in Iowa....
A study by the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) has found that of the $33.3 trillion invested in assets across the country...
It was announced yesterday that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Ofgem were set to undertake an investigation into gas price manipulation. But the companies accused...
One of the most creative minds of the last century, the late Apple chief Steve Jobs, once said that “innovation distinguishes between a leader and a...
Governments and policy-makers worldwide are failing to shift energy onto a truly sustainable path by over-subsidising fossil fuels and failing to capitalise on energy efficiency technologies,...
A discussion paper published by the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) last week has called on investors and hedge fund managers to adhere to responsible...