Emily Harper looks at the billion dollar problems, solutions and reality when it comes to the apparent face-off between sustainability and urbanisation. Food and shelter. These...
Shell’s new boss Ben van Beurden has issued a shock profit warning, saying that the oil giant’s fourth quarter figures were expected to be “significantly lower...
Ed Miliband launched an attack on the mainstream banking system this week, criticising bonuses and calling for a shake-up at the big banks. Chris Leslie, Labour’s...
You’ve probably heard the intermittency myth before. “The wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, so we can’t rely on renewables to meet our...
The proportion of women on FTSE 100 boards has topped 20% for the first time. Just two of the top companies – Antofagasta and Glencore Xstrata...
Adopting a more ambitious EU greenhouse gas emission reduction target would sacrifice only a small fraction of economic activity, a new study has found. The EU’s...
George Osborne has said that Britain was now in a position to accommodate an above-inflation rate of minimum wage, adding that he would like to see...
Ed Miliband has promised a major reform of the banking sector if Labour wins the 2015 general election, saying there will be a “reckoning” among the...
Costa Rica is increasingly a popular destination for sustainable holidays, with its attractive and alluring scenery and a multitude of pioneering programmes that deliver exhilarating and...
A leading US investment analyst has downgraded his rating of Apple, Amazon and tobacco firm Philip Morris on moral and ethical grounds. Ronnie Moas of StandPoint...
Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne is a busy and vibrant place for people to live, work, socialise and explore. What come with such a thriving economy...
EU negotiators have agreed to introduce regulations to stop bank and hedge fund speculation driving up global food prices, which some claim fuels the global hunger...
David Cameron has defended the government’s position on bankers’ bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), but said he would veto any attempt by the...
With just over a year until the 2015 general election, battle lines are being drawn by the major political parties. This week, Ed Miliband will set...
Former Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) chief James Gifford has become a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Initiative for Responsible Investment and an adviser to venture investment...