The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a new initiative to promote ‘smart cities’ across the UK, which are expected to have a...
The University of Cambridge has announced it is to join forces with leading asset managers and owners to advance the value of sustainable investing, ahead of National...
A new study has outlined how investors and campaigners can effectively leverage their collective influence to get the most out of the fossil fuels divestment movement....
It’s less than two months into the share offer on Stockwood Community Benefit Society (Stockwood CBS) and a milestone has already been reached. The organisers are...
Banks and investment funds are becoming involved in crowdfunding as the sector grows in scale and popularity. Should we welcome the recognition and money this brings?...
As well as psychological impacts (veering from, “I will die alone with cats”, to apparently increased levels of anger, selfishness and depression), the rise in solo...
Two-thirds of global chief executives believe that businesses are not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, according to a new UN report. The survey, of...
The Internet of Things, sensors embedded in physical objects and linked to online networks, is growing rapidly. But how does the term affect our lives? Ty...
“What gets measured gets managed”, is an often-quoted phrase in business. In other words, putting a certain activity under the microscope can help you to make...
A candidate in New York City’s comptroller elections has pledged to make sure the city invests sustainably and takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
James Gifford, the founding executive director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), is stepping down from his role in November, it has been announced. The...
We were surprised* to turn on BBC2’s Newsnight on Wednesday and be plunged into a debate about pornography. We shuddered as Jeremy Paxman rolled his tongue around...
Ethical and sustainable investment funds have generally performed better financially than their mainstream counterparts in the last 12 months, according to new research. Moneyfacts says that...
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said the big banks have to change their culture in order to play a more socially and economically useful...
It’s a week since it was revealed the Church of England invested indirectly in Wonga – the payday lender that the archbishop of Canterbury had vowed...