New research has found that firms that invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives see less risk in their stock prices during economic downturns, benefitting the...
A new international survey has found that the top three financial resolutions for high net-worth individuals in 2014 are to save more for their retirement, include...
Alternative finance intermediaries, including sources such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading, raised almost £1 billion in 2013, market data has revealed. According to a...
The first social bond fund, which will invest in charitable and social projects, is set to launch in January. It has been reported that investors could...
A project aiming to install solar panels at 25 schools across Staffordshire hopes to benefit local people, the schools involved and communities if it successfully raises...
Comic Relief has begun to withdraw its funds from controversial tobacco, arms and alcohol companies, ahead of an eight-week review of its investment policy. This comes...
Carbon Tracker, which works to identify the financial risks behind high-carbon investments, is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable NGO of the year. Launched in 2011, the project’s...
In 2012, I asked my wife what she really wanted for Christmas. “Time” was her succinct answer. With two energetic boys under four, most parents will...
Julian Parrott, partner at Edinburgh-based Ethical Futures, is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable financial adviser of the year. Parrott specialises in ethical investment, after co-founding Ethical Futures with...
Rebels in South Sudan have taken control of the key oil-producing town Bentiu, leading to global concerns around the output of oil. The African nation, which...
The government has approved plans for a 1.3km quay, along with facilities for building and assembling offshore wind turbines, in North Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. Work on...
Twenty Santas have delivered a tonne of coal to high street bank HSBC, as part of the World Development Movement’s (WDM) protest against the financing of...
A note to all investors: if your financial adviser or someone else tells you that investing ethically or sustainably is synonymous with poor performance, show them...
As the new limits on pensions contributions come into effect, almost a third of financial advisers predict that levels of interest in venture capital trusts (VCTs)...
With 2013 drawing to a close, Alex Blackburne speaks to three leading sustainable investment fund houses to gather their reflections on the last 12 months. Ethical...