Five of the leading organisations in the social investment market have collaborated to launch a research body that will seek to maximise the benefits for socially-motivated...
Richard Essex, a financial adviser at Grayside Ltd, is the author of a new book on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) called Invest, Feel Good, And...
Seb Beloe, head of sustainability research at WHEB Asset Management, outlines a new model of sustainable investment that is leaving traditional negative screening strategies in its...
The sustainable investment industry has come a long way from its purely ethical roots. No longer is it simply about screening out the bad guys, as...
Many readers will be familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. This widely taught model suggests that humans achieve motivation in a series of stages, starting at...
While national politicians are debating major issues and stalling over policies, our city mayors are on the frontline, making decisions that affect people’s everyday lives. That’s...
Banks and investment funds are becoming involved in crowdfunding as the sector grows in scale and popularity. Should we welcome the recognition and money this brings?...
As well as psychological impacts (veering from, “I will die alone with cats”, to apparently increased levels of anger, selfishness and depression), the rise in solo...
In delaying climate change action, we are making the biggest dice roll in recent memory, argues Jae Mather. There are three stages people go through in...
Sustainability is probably the most important global issue that is least talked about. In essence it’s the need to follow the care instructions for the planet...
There’s an old Faroese saying – betri er at vera fyrivarin, enn eftirsnarur (it’s better to be prepared than swift afterwards) – that can be used...
Global warming will expose an additional 668 million people worldwide to new or aggravated water scarcity, according to new research. The study, published in the journal...
It was 7am and the sun in Gjógv, on the northern tip of the Faroe Islands, was peering through the clouds on the horizon, casting a...
“The Faroe Islands: is that near Egypt?” I smiled as I stood in the queue at Gatwick, while the woman I was on the phone with...
On Brixton’s Loughborough Estate in south London, two community-owned solar energy projects – Brixton Energy Solar 1 and 2 – are providing power to social housing...