2012 has been yet another year of extreme natural weather. However, international policy progress to limit climate change has been meagre at best and as a...
The Social Investment Organisation (SIO) in Canada has confirmed that the country’s socially responsible investment (SRI) sector has witnessed a 16% growth in just two years....
Environmental group Greenpeace is on the verge of raising £20,000 to pay for an advert in the financial press that attacks oil giant Shell for its...
Government ministers were angered in 1997 after the Princess called for an international ban on landmines after seeing victims in Angola. With news that a Yorkshire...
A recent survey has predicted that impact investment – which focuses on the difference that can be made by investing – will grow by 12.5% in...
A piece in The Guardian last week posed the question, “Where can investors who worry about climate change put their pension?” and claimed that many ethical funds...
A much needed boost has been given today to the Ethical UK equity income sector by the re-launch of Castlefield’s UK Equity Income fund, renamed the...
The latest results from Worldwise Investor suggest that the environment is the biggest ethical issue amongst ethical investors. The values survey, which remains on-going, is conducted...
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...
Paul Gaston, Head of UK Sales at Pictet, explains why, in today’s economic climate, there’s never been a better time to invest in water. The past...
On 30th September a mock trial will take place at the Supreme Court over a case of a company inflicting ecological damage. This is to discuss...
Animal Testing has been a concern to many investors for a long time, but at the point of sale in the shops this level of detail...