The 27 EU member states increased their consumption of renewable energy by 13% in 2011, according to the recent figures by Eurostat. The EU’s statistical office...
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...
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...
Simply adding a small number of ethical businesses to a portfolio is not enough to be considered responsible if you continue to invest in areas that...
Robert Gordon is one of the world’s most influential macroeconomists. Earlier in 2013, he gave a TED talk about how the death of innovation will signal...
All this week, we’ve set out the energy, environment and responsible investment credentials of all five major parties, ahead of the local elections on Thursday May...
A coalition of campaign groups are taking to the streets of London to urge the government to get behind plans to ban three harmful streams of...
The controversial shale gas extraction method known as fracking could boost energy security but it is “too early to say” whether it will bring down consumer...
There has been a lot of discussion about climate scientists and their work. Who are they? What do they do? To answer these questions and more,...
There are plenty of independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country who give advice on ethical and environmental investments. Our job is to tell you about...
Pension schemes need to realign their focus onto long-term and responsible investment, according to the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). Its calls come after...
The environmental audit committee has begun an investigation into the government’s distribution of subsidies for nuclear power, fossil fuels and renewable energy. The committee will look...
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...
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...
1972 was an historic year for the embryonic environmental movement. As well as the UN Conference on the Human Environment, which took place in Stockholm in...