Fifty years ago today in Dallas, Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, was assassinated. His murder shook the world. Whatever his qualities as...
Socially responsible investment (SRI) has the potential to grow rapidly in China, according to a report from finance giant UBS. Despite the concept of social enterprise...
The Global Wealth Report 2013 from Credit Suisse revealed that wealth had hit an all-time high of $241 trillion by the middle of 2013, despite challenging...
Thirteen long-term investors have called on the publicly listed companies they invest in to pay all employees the living wage, which was increased this week to...
Representatives from three of the UK’s biggest players in the payday lending industry have appeared before MPs to answer questions after allegations of bad practice emerged....
Climate change will threaten the world’s food supply in coming decades, damaging production while demand is expected to soar, scientists say. According to the New York...
Over 1 million people are planning on turning to a payday lender to help cope with the costs of Christmas, according to a new survey. The...
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...
The financial services system must rediscover the value of human beings and begin to care for those on the edges of society, the archbishop of Canterbury...
The UK is second from bottom in a ranking comparing levels of fuel poverty in European countries, according to damning figures released on Friday. The UK...
MPs are set to quiz energy company bosses on their decisions to increase consumer prices by as much as 10.4%. Chair of the energy and climate...
In a rare move, former prime minister Sir John Major has intervened in political affairs, calling for the government to introduce a “one off windfall tax”...
Payday lender Wonga has expanded its global reach to consumers after acquiring German company BillPay. Amid the controversy, criticism and fierce political debate about whether payday...
Investors are rushing to Africa, as the continent seeks to capitalise on its vast clean energy resources. Chris Loker writes how people can help decide the fate...
The broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough has said that people in poorer countries are just as concerned about the environment as those in the developed...