Robert Mansley has been appointed managing director of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) – a £3 billion scheme that aims to finance projects in the green...
A recent survey has predicted that impact investment – which focuses on the difference that can be made by investing – will grow by 12.5% in...
In October last year, investors called on charities to lead the way on responsible investment. And now, more than ever, they are able to use their...
It is a quarter of a century since the Brundtland report outlined the concept of sustainable development—development that meets the needs of the present without compromising...
An industry review by the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has found that over 130 investment managers currently adopt sustainable investment approaches...
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...
Standish Mellon Asset Management, a leading fixed income investment house headquartered in Boston, US, has become the latest signatory of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment...
In September, Canada’s Globe and Mail’s Inside the Market columnist questioned FTSE4Good’s decision to drop BP from their index following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. He may have...
One of the most common criticisms levelled towards green and ethical funds relates to performance – namely, you’re sacrificing a good rate of return by investing...
Jonathan Chilvers is an ethical investor. Through a child trust fund set up for his four-year-old daughter, his motivation is to ensure he’s doing his bit...
George Latham, managing partner at WHEB Asset Management, looks back at a number of recent events in the ethical and sustainable investment sectors to determine the...
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...
Will and Sally Sutcliffe are ethical investors. Their investment journey began in the late ‘90s when they inherited a “sizeable sum” of money that they realised...
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...
In the wake of the financial crisis, new research suggests that both the demand for and understanding of ethical investment has grown in the past 12...