March 22 is World Water Day, an annual event that supports global sustainable water management and raises awareness of the planet’s ever-increasing dependence on clean water....
Four high street banks are to be investigated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) – financial instruments...
Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has sent a memo to the bank’s 140,000-strong global staff base, calling on employees to quit if they don’t agree with...
Housing charity Shelter claim that almost a million people have turned to controversial payday loan schemes in order to pay their mortgage or rent. Labour and Co-operative...
In the UK, 2012 has been an interesting year for ethical investment. Big scandals have hit big banks, consumer protests and investor revolts on tax avoidance...
As we reported on Saturday, the responsible investment campaign group FairPensions has released a challenging report on the state of ethical funds. The critical but welcome...
A report by responsible investment campaigners FairPensions has ranked 20 of the largest ethical investment houses into a responsibility ranking. Ethical fund providers were scored on...
Founded in 2010 by Natalie Campbell and Hannah Carnell, the cleverly-named A Very Good Company (AVGC) is a social innovation team that offers leading-edge proposals and expertise...