Tag: green

Green entrepreneur to buy Forest Green FC

Green entrepreneur to buy Forest Green FC

Eco-tycoon Dale Vince is poised to take over cash-strapped football club Forest Green, according to media speculation. Vince, 48, built his £85 million empire on wind power, making him Britain’s wealthiest green entrepreneur. He is understood to have met up with Forest Green’s executives, including chairman David Drew, operations director Colin Peake and manager Dave [...]

Big money investors want to go green

Big money investors want to go green

Over 90% of institutional investors want green investments in their portfolio, according to a new study. Research commissioned by the New Energy World Network (NEWN) found more than nine in ten private equity, pension, insurance and venture capital funds would like to have some exposure to renewable energy, clean technology, and sustainability-related investments. Two thirds [...]

Ethical investments hit £9.5bn

Ethical investments hit £9.5bn

Investors are increasingly looking to make a positive difference to the world with the amount invested in UK-based green and ethical funds reaching a record high. At the end of 2009 the amount invested in these funds totalled £9.5 billion. The figures from ethical research group Eiris represent a 400% rise in ethical investments over [...]

British Library offers ethical business advice

British Library offers ethical business advice

Small businesses with a conscience can get advice on ethical issues from sustainability to socially responsible finance at the British Library’s Green and Ethical Month. Events throughout May at the London-based library will include seminars, workshops and drop-in sessions led by eco-experts. The events have been organised by successful green and ethical entrepreneurs. “Green and [...]

Ethical investments could increase 1000% this year

Ethical investments could increase 1000% this year

Sustainable and ethical investments are expected to increase their share in the ISA market by more than 1000% this year, according to research by The Co-operative. Ethical investments currently have a 1% share of the ISA market, but The Co-operative predicts that this could increase thirteen-fold later this year as savers use their increased ISA [...]

Investors want to be told about ethical options

Investors want to be told about ethical options

More than a quarter of UK investors think financial advisers should be legally obliged to inform clients about green and ethical investment options. In a YouGov poll of investors, over a quarter of respondents said the government should introduce rules requiring financial advisers to ask investors if they are interested in green and ethical funds. [...]

Brits profess desire to invest ethically

Brits profess desire to invest ethically

More than two thirds of the British public consider their outlook on life to be either very or fairly green and ethical, new research has discovered. The YouGov poll, conducted on behalf of National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW), also found that nearly half (49%) of people with savings and investments would like to use their [...]

Profits up 50% at eco-bank

Profits up 50% at eco-bank

Eco-friendly bank Triodos posted a 50% rise in profit for the first half of this year. Net profit at the Dutch bank for the six months ending 30 June 2009 was €5.7 million, up from €3.7 million in the first half of 2008. Deposits at the bank increased 15%, growth which Triodos believes reflects disillusionment [...]

CBI warns against losing billions in green project investments

CBI warns against losing billions in green project investments

The UK Government has been warned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) over its “green new deal” as there could be billions of pounds worth of green investment lost, if there is not greater focus on environmental targets. There has been heavy criticism of the UK climate policy as it has not supported change [...]

Motorists would go green if the price was right

Motorists would go green if the price was right

Research by Tescocompare.com, the car insurance comparison site, has established that 2 million motorists claim to be driving an environmentally friendly car. Low-emission vehicles are most popular in Wales and the South West, where 12% have chosen a car which is environmentally friendly compared to 4% in London. However, Tescocompare.com, discovered that more than 21 [...]