The Climate Assets fund, Quilter Cheviot’s flagship sustainable investment fund, has been awarded a three crown rating by investment data firm Financial Express. The rating signals...
ShareAction has called on the Law Commission to provide a more “holistic statement” on the fiduciary duties of investment intermediaries. The charity’s comments are part of...
An international not-for-profit is developing eligibility criteria for a new certification of sustainable transport bonds, in order to boost private investors’ confidence in supporting the low-carbon...
One particular clean energy fund delivered returns unsurpassed by not just the sustainable investment space last year, but the entire UK fund world. In the 12...
The majority of investment fund managers are confident that domestic shale gas production will help lower consumer energy bills. However, of the 200 fund managers questioned,...
The Islamic finance sector will see rapid growth in 2014, with London set to compete with Dubai to become the global hub for Islamic banking and...
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 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...
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...
The Co-operative Group and Bank have announced the successful completion of their Liability Management Exercise, which they described at the “cornerstone” of the £1.5 billion recapitalisation...
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)...
Around £1.3 billion was directly invested into the renewable energy sector in 2013, according to Trillion Fund. The sector benefited from a huge boost from retail...
China’s recent concern over pollution and climate change may result in a shift in coal consumption, particularly affecting Australian coal assets, a new report has said....