Socially Responsible Investment articles

Not-for-profit Ethex aims to open up the financial services market to thousands of new investors and boost funding of ethical investments

18 Mar 2013

Japanese giant one of four companies to be deleted from ethical ranking after failing to meet climate change criteria

11 Mar 2013

Service tracks 69 leading companies based on economic, environmental and social criteria

22 Feb 2013

CDP kicks off disclosure season as number of investors calling for information on corporate carbon emissions increases

13 Feb 2013

New report argues global investment of $5.7tr a year in greener infrastructure is both affordable and necessary to deliver long-term economic growth

21 Jan 2013

Asset Owners Disclosure Project confirms many large institutional investors are still failing to adequately report on climate-related risks

12 Dec 2012

Green mortgage and savings provider says consumers are turning towards more responsible finance models

13 Oct 2012

Critics say the goals are a step in the right direction, but the bank's priorities could be better invested elsewhere

15 Jun 2012

The impact of sustainability on business performance may not concern investors for some time, asset manager warns

24 May 2012

New standards aim to help deliver investment-grade returns from low carbon projects

25 Nov 2011

Number of investors calling for ambitious global climate change treaty doubles as firms with $20tr of assets under management demand action

19 Oct 2011

New £20m fund to back wide range of low-carbon companies and projects in the North West

17 Oct 2011

New figures reveal surge in global project investment, but analyst warns end to US subsidies will result in slowdown

05 Oct 2011

New FactSet partnership to make it easier for investors to access environmental data on over 4,000 firms

18 Aug 2011