The Investors Chronicle recently claimed that under a new financial advice regime called the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), advisers across the UK will be “preparing to dump their...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has threatened to break up big banks and cap pension charges at his party’s annual conference, but it’s his stance on imposing...
Like many specialist ethical financial advisers, Scott Murray’s roots began in mainstream investment. He then realised he needed a change. Now managing director of Virtuo Wealth...
A recent report outlined that the financial performance of ethical and mainstream investment funds barely differed. Here, Julian Parrott, partner at independent financial advisers Ethical Futures, describes...
We’ve developed our fund library so you can now undertake research on which funds are responsible and sustainable; this includes analysis on corporate responsibility, their SRI...
The WWF has launched a comprehensive guide that seeks to aid responsible investment in 10 major commodities sectors. The 2050 Criteria: Guide to Responsible Investment in...
Global population and consumption growth mean that pressure on the planet’s resources is building all the time. Sustainable, renewable alternatives are few and far between, but...
Studies continue to reinforce the risks of climate change to the global food supply as extreme US weather dominates headlines. We look at the importance of...
The government is considering paying householders that generate their own ‘green’ heat such as air and ground-source heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar thermal panels. The...
Some of the biggest corporations in Japan have pledged to fund a 300 megawatt (MW) offshore wind development worth up to 120 billion yen (£948m). Toshiba...
We examine the growing divide between the two US presidential campaign’s energy policy and the debate over greenhouse gas regulations. Earlier this summer, the US Court...
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...
With up to $41 trillion of investment needed in infrastructure by 2030 to meet increased demand, investors need to recognise that the water industry is set...
Animal testing is still a key ethical criteria for investors looking for ‘ethical’ funds. It is also an area riddled with complications both for the Fund...
You hear about fund launches but search on Google for information on fund closures and it can be a sparse experience. Here we identify what has...