US students call for responsible investment by universities
A group of students from the US have urged three prestigious universities to strengthen their investment policies regarding minerals extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Students from Yale, Brown and Dartmouth launched the appeal to their institutions because of their worries about human rights abuses in mining...
Speakers announced for FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Conference
Some of the world’s biggest names in global finance and sustainability have been announced as speakers at the Sustainable Finance Conference, organised by The Financial Times (FT) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), this June. The conference, now in its seventh year, focuses on the urgent need to tackle global...
World celebrates International Workers’ Day
Today, more than 80 countries will celebrate International Workers’ Day – a campaign for workers around the world to receive fundamental human rights. The event will be observed through marches, demonstrations, concerts and festivals on every continent. In 1886, workers in Chicago were demonstrating during a general strike over...
Public will vote for candidates that support wind farms, says poll
A poll conducted by ComRes on behalf of trade body RenewableUK ahead of tomorrow’s local elections has revealed that 35% of the public are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports wind farm developments. Results from the poll of 2,019 voters suggest that parties with pro-wind policies...
Amnesty International challenges pension fund over investment in lethal drug
Human rights group Amnesty International has questioned Sweden’s pension fund over its investment in companies that produce drugs used for executions. The organisation claims that the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP Fund) is investing in pharmaceutical companies that produce propofol, an anaesthetic drug used in the US for...
Increase in support for renewable energy in government poll
Public support for renewable energy in the UK has risen to 82% from 79% in the latest Public Attitudes Tracking Survey conducted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Eighty-five per cent of respondents gave their backing to solar, while 77% said they were behind wave and...
UN announces new measures to fight child labour
The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) has suggested a number of important social protection measures that it hopes will decrease the number of children that are forced to work. Its World Report on Child Labour states that by introducing measures such as cash transfers to both parents and older...
£85m eco-tourism project in the pipeline for South Lanarkshire
A Scottish eco-tourism project, which developers say has the potential to bring a “significant boost” to the local economy, is set for a public consultation over its construction. The £85m attraction in South Lanarkshire comprises of three biospheres – temperate, tropical and polar – and contains plants and animals...
Gaeia makes shortlist at People and Environment Awards for Business
The final shortlist for the 2013 People and Environment Awards for Business (PEABs) has been unveiled. Helen Tandy, financial adviser at Gaeia, and the Co-operative Group are among the nominees. The winners will be announced on May 7 at an event in London that will seek to showcase green...
Bangladesh tragedy ‘could have been avoided’
The recent collapse of a factory in Bangladesh poses serious questions about safety and working conditions of clothes manufacturers, and also emphasises the role of consumers and buyers in western societies. More than 300 people are believed to have died in the collapse, with rescuers still searching for over...
Report shows growth potential of small-scale solar in developing world
New research from the Carbon Trust has found that developing countries hold enormous growth potential in the use of small-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. In a report commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the Carbon Trust found that there was particularly huge room for...
Sustainable transport ‘crucial’ in tackling climate change, says UN
The role of sustainable transport is vital in creating safe and liveable cities in Asia and fighting climate change, the UN secretary-general said this week in Bali. “On a global scale it is essential that we better design and build transport infrastructure to make it safer and more environmentally...
UK start-up aims to light up Africa with solar energy
UK-based solar technology company Gennex has made the semi-final of a national competition, as it surges along in its quest to provide solar-powered devices to underprivileged people in Africa. The two young entrepreneurs behind Gennex – Nathaniel Pete and Dowa Ojarikre – have made it to the penultimate stage...
Happy St George’s Day
April 23 is St George’s Day – the feast day for England (and Georgia). While it is not celebrated to the extent of Ireland’s equivalent event, today, of all days, we should celebrate all things English (and Georgian). Two of England’s greatest wordsmiths, Williams Shakespeare and Wordsworth, died on...
UN: global crime conflicts with sustainable development
The UN Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) has said it believes that tackling illegal activities around the world is paramount in helping to unlock investment and sustainable progress in developing countries. UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov, speaking at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna,...
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