Despite Brexit being in full, or at least half, swing it’s interesting to see that European funding is still filtering down to promote further economic development. As an example I came across a statement recently announcing that £14.35M was being granted by the European Regional Development Fund to the Local …
The thing I find most galling about the current behaviour revealed from the tax haven in Panama is that the Media and General Public are in anyway surprised ! Ever since medieval times, when taxes were first introduced there has been a desire by some to avoid paying what is due. Of course there is a huge …
For many years I have been grappling with the idea of how best to present responsible and sustainable investing to the public. I know that assessing environmental, social and governance ESG factors on top of more traditional financial analysis offers investors a better chance of more sustainable returns. Somehow, …
2016 will be a good year for the responsible investors to prosper WHY ????? P – Paris Agreement. Governments have promised to monitor safe temperature levels more closely and have committed to the availability of more capital to achieve this. R – Renewables. With the cost of technology …
There is a considerable amount of lobbying at the moment regarding dis-investment in fossil fuels. One of the leading lights here is the ‘Guardian’ with their ‘Keep it in the Ground’ campaign. This aims to encourage the world’s two largest charitable foundations, Bill and Melinda Gates and Wellcome Trust …
A couple of years ago Bees came very much into prominence. Why because for the first time Their very existence was being challenged and their incredible value to our environment was highlighted more than ever: It is thought by researchers that bees are responsible for pollinating around 1/3 of the crop production. …
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