Local authorities have been challenged to make banking and investments work harder for their communities. In a new report, campaign group Move Your Money describes how...
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has identified some of the biggest challenges faced by the world as the eradication of extreme poverty and promoting sustainable consumption....
A UK certification body that aims to promote sustainable tourism has been recognised as the “most credible” programme of its kind in the world. The Tourism...
A report by renewable firm Regen SW (RSW) reveals that the renewable energy capacity in the south-west has “grown by almost 50% in the past 12...
Environmental activists from the US and Canada will join native elders for a ‘healing walk’, a spiritual meeting organised to nurse the land, air and water...
The government is to conduct a study into the impact of payday loan adverts, in an effort to crack down on the irresponsible sales activity displayed...
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that electricity theft in the UK is costing consumers “at least £200m”. The figures released on Wednesday equate to £7 per...
UK businesses could increase their annual productivity by £100 billion by becoming more socially responsible, according to a new report by three high-profile organisations. The report,...
As Russia partners with Shell to exploit natural resources in the Arctic, Greenpeace has claimed that oil companies from the country spill over 30m barrels a...
BP is challenging what it calls an “unfair” compensation formula that requires it to refund businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf...
The banking regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has said that some of the biggest UK banks are still at risk of being used by criminals...
The mayor of London Boris Johnson has said that the city should exploit its full shale gas potential in order to “keep the lights on” and...
The Amazon, the Mediterranean and regions of east Africa will be at the highest risk of extreme ecosystem changes due to greenhouse gas emissions, according to...
The UK looks set to miss a series of targets for renewable energy put in place by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC). EREC released a...
A four-man Irish-Canadian team of rowers embarked on a trip on Monday that they say is only possible because of global warming. The rowers, who between...