29 July 2010
The Skandia Ethical Fund has been relaunched and is aiming to capture investors who want to focus specifically on environmental factors. Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has relaunched its fund by awarding a £74 million mandate to specialist environmental investment manager: Impax Asset Management. The Skandia Ethical Fund will cover alternative energy and efficiency as well as [...]
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29 July 2010
Police canteen deliveries across London are going green. The Metropolitan Police have launched an ethical investment initiative, aimed at recycling waste vegetable oil to power the vehicles which deliver groceries to police canteens across the capital. Working with energy company Convert2Green and food and catering supplier 3663 First for Foodservice, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is [...]
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22 July 2010
Teachers Assurance has announced a change to the investment structure of their ethical fund. The proposal for the change is to improve the breadth and depth of the stocks held within the fund, whilst retaining its socially responsible values and a commitment to sound ethical investment. Launched in 2001, the FTSE4Good Index Series appeals to [...]
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22 July 2010
With its strong emphasis on putting forward shareholder resolutions to influence corporate strategy Australian Ethical’s new Climate Advocacy Fund claims to be a worldwide first for an ethical investment fund. The fund aims to have a major impact on Australian big business climate change responsibilities, guiding them to better manage climate change risk; and is [...]
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22 July 2010
The Fairtrade Foundation is gearing up for the forthcoming UK Big Lunch event with more than a million people expected to come together to celebrate community and the role of the ethical consumer and fair traded products.Organisers are also calling on newer Fairtrade enthusiasts to organise their own Big Fairtrade Lunch and make this year’s [...]
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13 July 2010
[picappgallerysingle id="9306160" align="left"]Members of a historic solar aviation project are calling on investors to get involved to ensure the long-term success of the project. The Solar Impulse Project has just completed a record breaking night flight which is very significant for a solar-powered aircraft, suggesting that solar technology may have the power to sustain perpetual flight. [...]
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