Almost 70% of CEOs understand the value and importance of sustainability within their organisation, according to a survey conducted for Ethical Corporation’s State of Sustainability 2015...
Divesting from fossil fuel companies is not the most effective solution to climate change and reducing carbon risk, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)....
Climate change has been described as the “single biggest threat” by the National Trust, which argues the phenomenon is bringing new risks to a natural environment...
John Ashton, the UK’s representative on climate change between 2006 and 2012, has criticised oil giant Shell and the fossil fuel industry for its climate change...
The Norges Bank, manager of Norway’s Government Pension Fund, has called for companies it invests in to test their business strategies against global climate change efforts....
A survey has found that sustainability professional believe that the UK government is failing to encourage businesses to improve resource efficiency and move towards a circular...
The UN is calling on countries to increase investment in risk reduction strategies after it revealed in a report that the cost of disasters worldwide has...
Between 2013 and 2014 the global sustainable investment market grew by 61%, according to a new report. Last year the market saw $21.4 trillion (£13.8tn) in...
European asset owners are increasingly moving towards responsible investment strategies, according to a new survey that shows 72% of investors have drawn up formal responsible investment...
Long-term thinking and integration is key when it come sustainability and making business strategies more resilient, a report from consultants Corporate Citizenship argues. The report –...
Comic Relief has concluded a review into its ethical investment strategy, following revelations last year it invested in companies that appeared to conflict with its mission....
The world’s largest companies are investing billions into programmes aimed at tackling some of the biggest social challenges, according to a report from advisory firm KPMG....
The majority of actively-managed investment funds are not needed, according to Michael Johnson, pensions expert at the thinktank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). His comments...
There is a “big change in thinking” when it comes to investment banking, chief executive of Barclays Antony Jenkins has said, defending the bank’s new strategy...
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”...