Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday afternoon, the president of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim urged financial leaders, from banks to...
Impax Asset Management, a leading investor in the environmental space, has spoken out about the attractive investment opportunities presented by areas like renewable energy and water,...
This week’s featured fund is the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future Managed fund. Peter Michaelis, head of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) at Alliance Trust, tells us more. Tell...
The Law Commission’s consultation on the fiduciary duties of investment intermediaries closes today, after three months. The organisation is looking at the pension market to assess...
The European commission is expected to drop plans for binding targets on renewable energy and the reduction of carbon emissions on Wednesday, after a number of...
Two-thirds of financial advisers saw a growth in client numbers over the last 12 months, up from two-fifths in 2012. This is according to Blue &...
Investors should take a leaf out of the Crown Estate’s book, and begin talking about the optimisation – rather than the maximisation – of their assets....
Shell’s new boss Ben van Beurden has issued a shock profit warning, saying that the oil giant’s fourth quarter figures were expected to be “significantly lower...
A leading US investment analyst has downgraded his rating of Apple, Amazon and tobacco firm Philip Morris on moral and ethical grounds. Ronnie Moas of StandPoint...
CDP has said it has seen an “exponential increase” in the number of investors asking companies to improve their climate performance. Its number of carbon action...
Whatever you call it – sustainable investment, responsible investment or ethical investment – the challenge for 2014 is not how to make niche funds mainstream, but...
Investors are unintentionally affected by a company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) profile when assessing its fundamental value, a new study has shown. Accounting professors from the...
Alternative investments like fine wine, art, stamps, classic cars and watches are reportedly more profitable than shares. That’s according to the latest Coutts Index, which says...
Ben Goldsmith answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. Goldsmith is an environmentalist, philanthropist and a partner at sustainable investment business WHEB, which he co-founded...
Fund management business Alliance Trust Investments is set to change its policy to a more precautionary view on unconventional gas, which includes fracking, following concerns raised...