A research project that used mouse stem cells to grow test livers has won an international prize, with those behind it saying the technique can save...
Arguments that sustainable investment approaches are too simplistic and don’t offer competitive returns have been labelled as “out-of-date” by Kevin Parker, chief executive of Sustainable Insight...
Just Trade offers Fairtrade jewellery made by artists from developing countries and trains them to design and shape jewels in a co-operative way. It was set...
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg are among 14 influential centre-right figures to have contributed to a new report that aims to “reinvigorate” the conservative environmental agenda....
Shares in Tesla have hit a record high, after investment bank Morgan Stanley more than doubled its projected price for the stock. The move suggests that the electric carmaker...
A new partnership aims to attract finance for charities and social enterprises from the private sector, allowing investors to do good with their money as well...
The creation of protected areas in Costa Rica has helped reduce poverty by up to two-thirds in local communities, mostly thanks to tourism, new research has...
The energy regulator Ofgem has said that new measures that will come into force in March will make the energy market fairer and more transparent, which...
Natural disasters such as droughts, floods and earthquakes cost China economic losses of 421 billion yuan (£41 billion) in 2013, official data has revealed. This figure...
Over a third (35%) of people in Britain are unsure about what their bank is using their money for, with 74% saying they would consider switching...
The Co-operative Group is considering selling some aspects of its business after seeing huge financial losses in 2013. The organisation has confirmed it is looking into...
The Chinese government is being sued by a resident of the northern city of Shijiazhuang, who claims the region’s Environmental Protection Bureau is shunning its responsibilities...
South Korean motoring giant Hyundai has revealed a new hydrogen fuel cell concept car, describing the design as a vision of the automobiles of the future....
Women are leading the way in sustainable investment – according to academic research and lots of anecdotal evidence. It is for this reason why they are...
The Green Investment Bank has announced a partnership with a French finance group to fund energy efficiency projects. These include one at Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire,...