Social enterprises operating in the leisure services sector are becoming “serious competitors” to privately run businesses, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) SE100 Index....
As concerns around sustainability increase, from energy consumption to resource scarcity, businesses are realising that a more sustainable business model can add value and benefit the...
Royal Mail, which floated on the stock market in October, has seen its shares fall 6.5% to 537p after it warned that “intense” competition from rivals...
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell faced questions on remuneration, climate change and its ethical standards from shareholders and protesters at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday...
Ethical supermarket Sainsbury’s has seen its pre-tax profits for the year to 15 March increase by 16.3%, reaching £898 million. The company said the food retail...
Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported a £1.6 billion pre-tax profit for the first quarter of 2014. The figure is almost double the £747...
Ethical bank Triodos has highlighted the positive impact its investments have made in its new annual report, demonstrating its commitment to a double bottom line that...
Despite facing strong opposition, Barclays has won the vote to approve the bank’s remuneration package following falling profits. However, 34% of shareholders, including Standard Life Investments,...
The Labour party is reviewing its “financial arrangements” and could move loans worth more than £1 million to social bank Unity Trust breaking ties with the...
Lord Myners has announced his resignation from the board of the Co-operative Group, following opposition to plans to reform the business. The news comes less than...
The Co-operative Bank has said it will miss its already delayed deadline for publishing its annual report and accounts. The news follows the bank seeking further...
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell could face penalties over a drilling rig running aground off Alaska in 2012 after the US Coast Guard has said the...
Customers want more from energy companies, a new survey has revealed. Consumers believe suppliers are too focussed on profits, unclear about their finances and are not...
Ahead of the 2013/14 ISA deadline, research has shown that a fifth of stocks and shares ISA investors are selecting their investments “blindly”. This is despite...