The latest renewable energy projects financed by crowdfunding firm Abundance Generation have attracted £700,000 of investment in just 35 days – taking the total raised by...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures that suggest the UK population grew by 420,000 between 2011 and 2012. Released in a bulletin on...
In 1951, the Peak District was made the first national park in the UK. And after Mount Fuji in Japan, it is the most visited national...
Over a third of investors who have recently bought services from an independent financial adviser (IFA) say they will “never” consider paying for investment advice in...
The majority of investors now view climate change as a “material risk”, according to a survey of asset managers and owners whose collective assets exceed $14...
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...
Impact investing, although a relatively new concept, has been utilised by philanthropists and investors around the globe, according to an industry expert. Amy Bell, executive director...
Seb Beloe of WHEB Asset Management argues that the Church of England should focus its energy on the growth markets of the future, over its current...
With just over 10 weeks until National Ethical Investment Week 2013 (October 13-19), we’ll be catching up with a different financial adviser that specialises in ethical investment...
Essex councillors have criticised the council’s decision to invest £5m of its £3.6 billion pension fund in large tobacco companies. A number of members have called...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the finance arm of the prestigious US university, has hired its first vice-president for sustainable investing. In a newly created role, Jameela...
Very few people in the UK sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry can claim they’ve ‘been there, done that, got the T-shirt’. Julia Dreblow, founder of...
The Telegraph’s Questor column leapt onto the Wonga bandwagon on Friday, boldly and unsubstantiatedly declaring, “There is no such thing as an ethical investment.” There is certainly such...
Alex Blackburne outlines 10 signs that suggest sustainable investment – incorporating social, environmental and financial returns – is on its way to becoming a mainstream strategy...