Wilmar, the world’s biggest palm oil company, has launched a new ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ policy in order to improve its sustainability credentials. The...
Climate change is mankind’s defining crisis, and demands a commensurate response. This was the motion debated in 2009 by four global warming experts, at an event...
If you want to go in one direction, the best route may involve going in another. So says John Kay, professor of economics at London School...
US president Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to meet 20% of its electricity demand with renewable energy by 2020. The target represents an increase...
A number of famous figures, including designer Vivienne Westwood, fine artists the Chapman brothers and musician Jarvis Cocker, have designed environmentally-themed Christmas cards for a new...
At first it may seem like you can’t do anything to make your period home more efficient without damaging its character. But with a little thought...
According to the World Food Programme, “People are considered food secure when they have all-time access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and...
Street lights which can stop crime and save power are to be trialled in Scotland’s biggest city. New generation lighting in Glasgow will have sensors attached...
The BBC has come under fire for not featuring enough scientists on its current affairs programme Question Time. A petition on Change.org argues that comedians and...
Investors will receive tax reliefs from April 2014 when they invest in social enterprises and social impact bonds, George Osborne revealed in an autumn statement on...
George Osborne delivered his fourth autumn statement as chancellor of the exchequer on Thursday morning. Here is reaction on a range of issues that the speech...
A new study has shown that while financial executives recognise the importance of ethical behaviour in the industry, with 91% supporting a set of global ethical...
The customer costs of current accounts are rising and can vary depending on which bank you choose, but claims that low income customers are paying more...
On Friday November 22, the Enterprising Britain Awards took place in the Houses of Parliament. A number of different institutions were recognised for their hard work...
The government should introduce a tax relief for social impact investments in order to widen the sector’s attraction to the retail market, specialist ethical financial advisers...