Community activist Pam Warhurst talks about driving a clean revolution by making towns more sustainable and growing their own food in this week’s featured TED Talk....
Public health experts have warned that the number of people hospitalised for malnutrition in the UK has risen by 19% because people cannot afford good quality...
A crowdfunding campaign seeking to raise £15,000 to create a network that aims to educate and support businesses when it comes to ethics and corporate responsibly...
As pupils receive their GCSE grades today, official figures show that 68.8% of entries scored an A* – C grades, a 0.7% increase on last year’s...
The 2014 application process for the 100 Resilient Cities challenge, which is pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, has officially opened and is looking for cities that...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices are becoming increasingly popular among companies as these realise the economic advantages of green measures to save money, new analysis suggests....
A settlement deal between the UK bank Standard Chartered and Benjamin Lawsky, head of New York’s Department of Financial Services has been outlined due to the...
The UK’s fast-growing “sharing economy” could be worth £9 billion by 2025, according to a new report from PwC. The analysis considered many different sectors of...
Michael Meehan, the new chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative, speaks to Tom Revell about the future of corporate sustainability reporting and the challenges of...
A new poll conducted by ComRes on behalf of REG Windpower has found that almost four out of five Conservative MPs are opposed to onshore wind,...
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported that so far in 2014 more than 10,000 people have complained about payday loan middlemen – credit broking websites...
Competition in the banking sector could receive a boost following reports that challenger bank Aldermore is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO). According to...
There are many independent financial advisers (IFAs) across the country, that give advice on ethical, sustainable and responsible investment. Among them is the Edinburgh-based Ethical Futures....
Though more than one in 10 businesses say it is likely that their supply chain features slaves, supply chain risks reached an 18-month low in the...
New research from Colorado State University has found that the illegal killing of elephants in Africa has seen a huge rise since 2009. The study found...