Sean Buchan is actively switching his banking choices. Whilst doing this, he reflects on why such a simple action faces so much resistance and inertia across...
Banking does not have to be evil. It is absurd that we even have to say those seven words, but the last five years of scandals...
Banking does not have to be evil. It is absurd that we even have to say those seven words, but the last five years of scandals...
With ethical funds recently showing greater gains over their conventional peers over the last 12 months, high net-worth investors putting an increasing portion of their wealth...
National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) 2013, which runs October 13-19, has launched a new-look website ahead of the event’s launch on Sunday. NEIW.org includes resources for consumers,...
An awful lot of journalism during National Ethical Investment Week will get bogged down in a tired debate about performance and gleefully pointing out ‘unethical’ companies...
The president of one of the most prestigious and richest universities in the world has told students and its board that when it comes to fossil...
Mayors, and not national politicians, are the key to a sustainable future. We should look to them for social, environmental and investment leadership. A week ago...
Personal finance magazine Money Observer recently described National Ethical Investment Week as a “damp squib” because of the results of a survey conducted by Ecclesiastical. The comprehensive...
We received an email this week, asking why our magazine was called Blue & Green Tomorrow. The writer said their friend – a Green party member...
Global investment association the CFA Institute has called for a greater transparency in investment products, claiming that there is currently “poor disclosure” to investors. The calls...
The order of these words matters. Invest, spend, vote. We get to vote in a general election once every five years. We tend to spend only...
Sustainable food ventures, and the introduction of small-scale rooftop farms, could hold the key to urban food sustainability globally. Where there’s a rooftop there could reside...
Guinness Asset Management has launched a new enterprise investment scheme (EIS) fund that will invest in British sustainable energy companies. An EIS fund is a collective...
Private equity houses are failing to appreciate the value of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and are therefore missing out on opportunities to generate higher...