Positive Investing Pays! Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) has become an integral part of the investment industry, and is now part of mainstream investment management. There is increasing recognition of the risks of not taking Read more
Blog written by John Fleetwood of 3D investing The Sustainability Market Explodes When Pennine Wealth Solutions launched the Positive Pennine Portfolios in August 2016, sustainability and the consideration of Environmental and Social Governance factors in Read more
Blog written by John Fleetwood of 3D Investing UK Public put Planet and Climate Crisis before maximising profit in their personal savings Whatever you think about Extinction Rebellion, the en masse arrests and demonstrations have Read more
Solar Energy Grows Up by John Fleetwood When subsidies for renewable energy projects were removed, the government was accused of acting against their climate change commitments. Yet in recent years, the cost of both wind Read more
Investing in Social Enterprise by John Fleetwood Social Enterprise - One of the Positive Pennine Portfolio’s core holdings is the Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund. This is a large fund of over £1 billion, so even Read more
Blog By John Fleetwood More from less – investing in sustainable materials The pressure on resources has never been greater, driving business to produce more from less. In turn, this creates opportunities for companies benefiting Read more
Blog by John Fleetwood Whats in your box ? You will probably be familiar with the boxes full of air and a tiny product inside if you are one of the devotees of online shopping. Read more
Blog - Chewing over the FAANGS by John Fleetwood The Church of England recently raised some considerable controversy when it said it would keep its’ shares in Amazon (just one of the FAANGS), despite the Read more
Blog by John Fleetwood - August 2018 The rise and rise of exchange traded funds have been well documented. Low management costs and evidence that the performance of actively managed funds may not justify the Read more
Blog with John Fleetwood - July 2018 Are ethical funds really ethical? Agro chemical company, Monsanto, has once again hit the news for all the wrong reasons, being the subject of a lawsuit on its Read more