Alarming figures on sulphur dioxide levels should trigger a rethink on regulation, green campaigners claim

CDP figures show the industry is on course to miss environmental targets

Fund firms are seeking to employ benchmarking tools to spot companies which are lagging behind

More than 180 public companies are already exposed to cannabis

It comes as Andrea Leadsom is appointed minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nearly half of those surveyed by HSBC said sustainability is key to their growth plans

Newton’s Nick Clay and Rob Stewart will manage the fund, with support from the wider equity income team

ESG data sets and scoring systems used by some fund firms are inadequate, warns Hermes

The City & County of Swansea Pension Scheme is the latest fund to avoid risks from high carbon businesses

Companies will be included if their sustainability credentials are among the best in their sector

The number of women working in the UK venture capital community has also steadily increased in the past two years

The largest listed UK companies have a “tick box” attitude to including women in their leadership teams, a damning report has concluded