NEWS, Insights & MEDIA

In this piece, Eleanor Walley summarises the February 2023 Advisory Committee meeting

In this book review, Castlefield's George Williams discusses Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens, which charts the progress of the human species from our hunter-gatherer past to the world-domination of today

This European stock story covers Accell Group, the Netherlands based bicycle manufacturer and leader in e-bikes.

This month, Rory Hammerson examines Belgian listed Ion Beam Applications (IBA), an extraordinary company involved in cancer treatment for extremely sensitive areas such as the brain and other vital organs.

Here Rory Hammerson examines German engineering group Durr's approach to Net Zero and some of the interesting incentives they have devised within their supply chain to decarbonise.

Christmas is a wonderful time but can also be a period of excess waste. Here, we look at a few ways to reduce waste while maintaining the festive spirit.

In the midst of a cost of living crisis, many people are looking to lower the cost of Christmas. In this piece, Catherine Player manages to lower your Christmas dinner's carbon footprint as well as its financial cost.

Sustainability criteria are powerful drivers of a company’s valuation. In this piece, Rory Hammerson looks at an example of how this played out for Teleperformance - one of the largest holdings in the European Fund.

Hugh Austin and Lucy Conboy from the financial advice team, introduce the Castlefield financial planning calendar: your handy financial planning guide for the year ahead.

In this latest of our 'What we've been reading' book review series, guest author Chris Mills (head of philanthropy at The Charity Service) explores What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill.

In their commentary of November's Autumn Statement (“Difficult Decisions”), David Gorman and Hugh Austin summarise the key points and consider what the Thoughtful Investor makes of the measures announced.

In this blog, Castlefield Investment team member Eleanor Walley explores the ethical credentials of Castlefield's chosen coffee blend from Daterra - a coffee farm leading the way with its sustainable ethos.