Public sector government pensions will more than double in cost in the next 5 years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Spending on public sector government pension schemes will increase from £4bn in 2010 to £9bn in 2015, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimates. LibDem leader Nick Clegg has called some government pensions ‘unreformed [...]
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Cost of Government Pension Schemes to double in 5 years
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Ethical Fund rejects accusations of inefficient investment
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010One of the world’s largest ethical investment funds has rejected claims by analysts that its stance as an ethical fund may have compromised its search for long-term capital growth. Ethical fund investments are now accessible for all investors – click on this headline to learn more.
Should oil companies be a part of your Ethical Sustainable fund?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Is it acceptable to include major oil and energy companies such as BP in a ‘sustainable’ fund?
With the latest oil company catastrophe of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, America’s southern states are now facing an economic and environmental disaster. With the scale of environmental devastation and economic loss of these local communities, it is very difficult to justify such a company’s inclusion in any fund categorized as an Ethical/ Sustainable Investment Fund.
Ethical Funds must dig for detail
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Ethical funds watchdog EIRIS has found that 45% of companies have no management systems in place to check labour standards among their suppliers, and therefore fail to report on the issue. Worst offenders on worker exploitation are consumer goods makers, particularly of clothing, toys, and electronics.
Friends of the Earth: Europe can cut carbon emissions by 40%
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Europe is capable of cutting its carbon emissions by 40% by 2020, according to a new study by Friends of the Earth and the Stockholm Environment Institute, published at this week’s Copenhagen climate change conference.
Europe’s current commitment is to reduce emissions by just 20%, compared to 1990 levels.
Pre-Budget Report favours renewable energies
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009The Chancellor has announced in his pre-budget report an additional £400m in funding for low-carbon growth initiatives and carbon reduction initiatives at domestic level.
This brings to over £15bn the amount of private and public investment in the low-carbon and renewable energy sectors over the next three years.
New types of ethical investment, but consumers need convincing
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Following Ethical Investment Week (8th - 14th Nov), ethical market research specialist Eiris has highlighted a number of new ethical funds offering positive ethical investment opportunities, rather than ones which simply avoid the ‘sin’ industries. One product is a vaccine bond, issued this year by the International Finance Industry for Immunisation, which funds the purchase of vaccines for [...]
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