Not only is socially responsible investment (SRI) no longer marginal, but investors have an ever-increasing range of sustainable investment options that are safe and reliable. This...
Responsible investment funds are outperforming their conventional equivalents in Australia, a new report has revealed. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia’s (RIAA) annual Benchmark Report finds that...
Alliance Trust Investments has announced the creation of two new risk profiled funds within its Sustainable Future ethical fund range, in response to investors’ growing demand...
Transparency is king in the world of sustainable investment, writes financial adviser Richard Essex. This article is an extract from Richard Essex’s 2014 book, Invest, Feel Good...
A survey of more than 360 international investment professionals on sustainable investment has outlined how environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are becoming increasingly fundamental for...
The archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said how ethical investment “changes the future”, at an event marking the 30th anniversary of the UK’s first ethical...
It’s not just products and resources that are moving sustainable investing away from the margins. You the consumer are no longer marginal, either. This article is...
You don’t have to look 30 years and beyond to be rewarded for a responsible investment. There are some extremely powerful factors that suggest investing this...
Regina Schwegler and Judith Reutimann, of Switzerland-based sustainability rating agency Inrate, discuss the role of exclusion screenings in sustainable investment. Excluding certain stocks from an investment...
It’s fair to say that the vast majority of us do not want to harm our planet for our children and grandchildren. Yet the investment decisions...
Five of the largest local authority pension funds have announced a commitment of £152m to the UK social impact investment market. In May last year, the...
New analysis of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) suggests it has reached the mainstream. In terms of performance, sustainable stocks are already beating their unsustainable counterparts...
There are eight myths about sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) that Richard Essex says must be broken; eight myths that, he adds, are currently being broken...
Socially responsible investment (SRI) “may involve financial sacrifice”. That’s according to Olivia S Mitchell, a professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School of...
Investors, asset managers and businesses have signed an open letter to Lisa Jackson, vice-president of environmental initiatives at American tech giant Apple, urging her to eliminate...