The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) is on the lookout for a new chief executive, with Penny Shepherd set to step down later this year....
In October last year, investors called on charities to lead the way on responsible investment. And now, more than ever, they are able to use their...
In the UK, 2012 has been an interesting year for ethical investment. Big scandals have hit big banks, consumer protests and investor revolts on tax avoidance...
The Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) ability to borrow is set to be put back, after George Osborne confirmed that austerity measures will continue for at least...
A piece in The Guardian last week posed the question, “Where can investors who worry about climate change put their pension?” and claimed that many ethical funds...
The business secretary Vince Cable has today called for a “fundamental change” to the way the investment industry works, in response to Professor John Kay’s independent...
A study by the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) has found that of the $33.3 trillion invested in assets across the country...
Justin Welby, a former oil industry executive, is set to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury. He has an opportunity to lead an ethical investment revolution...
Global research on responsible investment has a new voluntary quality standard, with CSRR-QS today re-launched as ARISTA, complete with more detailed certification available to a wider...
Nominations have opened for the sustainable finance category of the Sustainable City Awards 2012 – an awards ceremony that acknowledges “excellence in the field of sustainable...
The fifth annual National Ethical Investment Week was, by all accounts, a roaring success. As was France’s version of the event – La Semaine de l’Investissement...
A week may be a long time in politics, but it’s a tragically brief period to explore all the issues that surround ethical investment. Investors, advisers,...
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Sustainable Investment – written and published especially to coincide with National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) 2012. Now into its fifth...
Penny Shepherd, chief executive of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), spoke with Alex Blackburne about National Ethical Investment Week, the Green Investment Bank...
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) – a £3 billion scheme to accelerate investment in green infrastructure – has been granted state aid approval by the European...