National Grid have announced that for the first time since the industrial revolution, Great Britain has managed an entire day without using electricity produced from coal. This is the first time the country has gone without coal-produced power for an entire day. The electricity has been generated from natural gas (50.3%), nuclear (21.2%), wind (12.2%),…
New Model Adviser magazine interviewed our female adviser Lisa Hardman, find out more about her and the company here. She is not afraid to jump in at the deep end, offering clients social impact investments that match both their ethical requirements and attitude to risk. Click here for full article…
Our friends at Edentree have written their latest article : – The energy sector has a pivotal role to play in meeting the challenge of a rising demand for energy in a carbon constrained world. To read the insight please click here.
The Bank of England has placed the Co-op Bank under “intensive supervision” as survival options for the ethically-based lender dwindle. The BBC understands contingency plans to ensure the “orderly failure” of the 150 year old bank are well advanced. Co-op Bank customers will be protected whatever happens, but professional investors took a beating on Wednesday.…
New research from E3G reveals a third of investor signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment do not employ ESG investment specialists A third of investors committed to adopting greener, more sustainable investment strategies are failing to employ the experts that are likely to be needed to deliver promised reforms, according to new research…
Here at Investing Ethically, we have been speaking with fund managers about their environmentally focussed funds. It was noted that companies are paying far more attention to environmental issues from a risk perspective than some governments currently are. In addition, local people and Non-Governmental Organisations are increasingly unwilling to sit on the side-lines while their…
Pensions Options to maximise pension tax allowances – please contact us for advice Key areas for consideration: • Make full use of the pension contribution allowance of normally up to £40,000. • Make use of any unused annual pension allowance available to carry forward from the previous three tax years. • Make sure you’re getting…
In this latest insight Edentree examine why Farm Animal Welfare is an issue and what the areas of concern are. Key points of the briefing include: • The economic impact of livestock • Regulation around farm animal welfare • Why this matters to investors and how investors can monitor farm animal welfare • The Business…
On Monday and Tuesday (27th & 28th February) our office is moving upstairs in our current building. We aim to minimise the impact to our services but will briefly be without communications. As soon as everything is plugged in again we will respond to any queries as soon as possible. Our new address will be 31 Whiffler…
We are pleased to announce that our apprentice Charlotte has passed another exam, covering financial services, regulation & ethics. Combined with her previous exam this means she has completed The Chartered Insurance Institute’s Certificate in Financial Services. Well done Charlotte, on the way to becoming a paraplanner! We are very proud of you.
