In order to redefine Asia’s economic growth and sustainable development models, the finance industry must play a “formative role”, according to the Association for Sustainable and...
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has estimated that over 2014 the issuance of corporate green bonds will double, reaching $20 billion (£12bn), pointing to ‘mega...
Investment professionals in the US are recognising the growing risk around investing in the fossil fuel industry, with three-quarters saying such risk is increasing. The fossil...
Charities and social enterprises are being urged to consider the ethics of their investments, following the revelations about Comic Relief last year, by the Association of...
Alliance Trust Investments has announced that it will launch two new sustainable funds in the third quarter of this year. The funds, along with three existing...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The winners of the 2014 UK Pensions Awards were announced last week at a drinks reception at Grosvenor House in London. The awards aim to recognise...
Edward Mason, who is currently secretary to the Church of England Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG), is to take the newly-established role of head of responsible...
The FTSE Group and BlackRock have announced the launch of a new index series that will exclude companies linked to the exploration, ownership or extraction of...
The four largest banks in Australia have been accused of backing companies involved in land grabbing, leaving people homeless around the world. The accusations follow similar...
Charlene Cranny of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) reports on events at the organisation’s recent conference in Edinburgh. The first UKSIF Edinburgh conference...
In order to ensure success in the face of growing social and environmental pressures, businesses should move from an approach that aims to “do less harm”...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The view that says financial performance must be sacrificed if you consider sustainability when investing is “finally withering away”, according to Joe Keefe, president and CEO...
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...