Ethical Investment

Leading sustainability executives urge governments to ratify Paris Agreement as soon as possible to stimulate clean growth and unleash low-carbon market opportunity

Institutional investors urge countries to build on signal provided by UN climate deal and deliver their own decarbonisation policies, as divestment trend gathers pace

Financing to the UK renewables sector from the bank reached £1bn last year

Sustainable Impact Index aims to help institutional investors to measure their exposure to public companies tackling social and environmental challenges

Asset Owners Disclosure Project announces plan for new indices to track response to climate risk of investment consultants, proxy advisers and ratings agencies, as well as asset managers

Ethical society loaned over £42m for sustainable housing projects in 2015

New Innovative Finance ISA will allow savers and investors to put money directly into renewable energy

Corporations can no longer rely on a steady stream of wealth from unquestioning backers, argues ClientEarth's James Thornton, their main currency is investor trust - and the best way to secure it is to be transparent

Chris Foster from Alliance Trust Investments considers how best-practice investing can boost the resilience of financial sector

Primark's head of corporate responsibility Paul Lister speaks to BusinessGreen about why meaningful ethical and environmental progress comes through sustainable schemes, not top-down targets