Tag Archives: Green

Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution

Posted on November 18, 2020 by henry tapper

This article first appeared in the Financial Times -17/11/20. To access the links you need to be an FT subscriber. Slowly but surely humanity is taking the upper hand in the fight against the virus. We have not won yet. … Continue reading →

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Green pensions? How the DWP are looking to take the luck out of the pot.

Posted on October 11, 2020 by henry tapper

Gina Miller is right on this Encouraging people to go green with their #pensions is an excellent aspiration but be very cautious @GuyOpperman Until @TheFCA protects consumers by granting 100% transparency of holdings, acts to stop #greenwashing – this could … Continue reading →

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AgeWage – the value of consumer values

Posted on December 6, 2018 by henry tapper

This article is  by Oliver Tapper, who is currently working with me, taking a year out of University. It represents our thinking on how ESG should be integrated into our business and gives some thought to how our business can … Continue reading →

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How green is my pension?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by henry tapper

Aberdeen Standard and FT sold out their conference on the DC investment default this week and kicked off the morning with a discussion on ESG and the greening of our pension pots. As I listened, NOW Pensions sent me a press … Continue reading →

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@ShareActionUK – so much with so little!

Posted on July 16, 2017 by henry tapper

    t At the beginning of last week I went to the Institute of Directors to see various “think-tanks” congratulate each other on their thinking- typically carried out in plush Mayfair offices at the expense of a Foundation set … Continue reading →

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Is the Green tide stronger than one man?

Posted on November 15, 2016 by henry tapper

  In the past few days the Paris Treaty has been ratified. One man, Donald Trump, has threatened to put the short term interests of his country above the longer term interests of the globe. Neither we nor his citizens … Continue reading →

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Philip Green – Maxwell II

Posted on April 28, 2016 by henry tapper

In a remarkable article in the FT, Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Holden, David Davis brands Phil Green’s behaviour at BHS as … the dark side of capitalism: increased borrowing and payment of ever bigger dividends; risk transferred from the private … Continue reading →

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