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Posts Tagged ‘Ethical Finance’

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Ethical fund sales continue to rise

August 12th, 2010 | Author:

Sales of ethical funds are at the highest level since the start of the credit crunch, according to new figures published this week. Statistics from the Investment Management Association (IMA) show total ethical investments of £98 million for the second quarter of 2010, an increased of £106 million compared to the -£8 million recorded for [...]

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Kiwi parliament votes down ethical investment bill

August 6th, 2010 | Author:

New Zealand’s government has been criticised for voting down a bill that would have seen state money invested ethically. New Zealand MP’s voted 63 votes to 58 against the Ethical Investment Bill, which would have required Crown Financial Institutes to invest their money ethically. Robert Howell, chief executive of New Zealand’s Council for Socially Responsible [...]

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Social enterprise creates jobs for autistic people

August 5th, 2010 | Author:

A new social enterprise to help people with autism find jobs has launched in Scotland. Specialisterne Scotland is set to recruit a dozen trainees with autism over the next six months. Those chosen for the programme will undertake four months training before being given jobs as software testers for major Scottish companies. These are jobs [...]

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Green entrepreneur to buy Forest Green FC

August 4th, 2010 | Author:

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 Hockaday to [...]

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Government cuts £11m social enterprise funding

July 30th, 2010 | Author:

Despite the government’s rhetoric on big society, it has announced £11 million of spending cuts to the department responsible for social enterprise.
The Office for Civil Society has had its 2010/11 budget cut to £136.9 million, down from £147.9 million.
Nick Hurd, minister for civil society, said: “Every area of government is looking at reducing costs and [...]

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