UK financial services firms are optimistic despite profitability falling in the three months to June, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and consultancy...
The Crown Estate, one of Britain’s biggest landowners, has announced record profits of £267m for 2014/14, which will return to the Treasury for the benefit of...
Despite the Co-operative Group’s turbulent year in 2013 raising questions about the effectiveness of the mutual business model, the sector has proven itself with strong figures...
“The purpose of investment is maximising return, nothing else.” That is the motion that will be discussed in the fourth and final debate event during Sustainable...
The building society Nationwide has revealed that it is benefitting from the seven-day switching service launched last year, with a new current account opened every 50...
British companies that use bribes to win contracts could face tougher penalties, following new guidelines set out by the Sentencing Council. The guidelines recommend that judges...
Marks & Spencer has reported a fall in its annual profits for the third consecutive year, following a drop in clothing sales. However, the company said...
Harvey McGrath, chairman of the Big Society Capital, has described social investment as a genuine “alternative and sustainable” way to fund work that benefits communities and...
The time has come for us to refocus on investing in its essential, connected form, writes Katherine Collins – to reintegrate investing with the real world,...
Last year proved a record-breaking year for Ecology Building Society. Once again, the organisation demonstrated why it was different at its annual general meeting (AGM) in...
The Haas Socially Responsible Investment Fund, which is led by master of business administration (MBA) students at the University of California, Berkeley, has demonstrated that responsible...
The Co-operative Group has announced losses of £2.5 billion for 2013, marking its worst performing year in its 150-year history. The group said the “heavy losses”...
Four leading investment houses discuss the compelling case for sustainable investment and the barriers that are currently stopping it from becoming truly mainstream. This article originally...
Not Business As Usual is a 2014 documentary film by Vancouver-based entrepreneur accelerator Institute B. Here, social venture capitalist Joel Solomon explains more about its origins and...
Following a troubled year, the Co-operative Bank has posted a loss of £1.3 billion for 2013 and has said it does not expect to make a...