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...
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....
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...
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...
Investors are “failing to see the connection” between their personal ethics and their investments, according to a new poll by Ecclesiastical Investment Management ahead of National...
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?...
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...
The University of Edinburgh has pulled the plug on its investment in a US drone component maker after a review of its portfolio, but continues to...
Reading the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) feels rather as Bill Murray’s character Phil Connors must have felt in the 1993...
On Thursday September 26, in the spectacular Old Hall of London’s Lincoln’s Inn, 47 financial advisers from 43 firms listened to three inspirational speeches, from the...
Sustainability thought leader Will Day told a fascinating – and revealing – anecdote during his keynote speech at Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Sustainable Investment Bootcamp last...
Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Sustainable Investment Bootcamp on Thursday raised some fascinating issues. One of the most pervasive myths of sustainable investment is that you must...
With just over two weeks until this year’s National Ethical Investment Week (October 13-19) kicks off, we’re catching up with financial advisers who specialise in ethical...
Climate change-focused religious group Operation Noah has called on churches to ditch their assets in fossil fuels and take the lead in ethical investment. Its new...
Best-in-class investment means investing in companies that are frontrunners in meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in their particular universe, asset class or category. Sometimes...