The European commission has said it is imposing fines on eight financial institutions – including the British-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – over accusations that...
The sustainable investment industry has called on George Osborne’s autumn statement to show an awareness of long-term megatrends such as climate change and resource scarcity while...
Traidcraft is a Christian organisation that combines development projects and trading in order to support poor people around the world. Founded in 1979 as a religious...
The Pembrokeshire Coast national park, established in 1952, covers an area of around 243 sq miles of west Wales coastline. It is unique in being the only national...
Environmental and conservation charities have called on the government to ensure that the environment is protected, ahead of George Osborne’s autumn statement on Thursday. The statement,...
How can we fix our broken financial system? That question has been contemplated by many since the economic crisis first hit in 2007. But bringing together leading...
David Cameron has defended British drugs company GlaxoSmithKline, which came under fire in July for a bribery scandal within its Chinese business. Chinese employees of the...
National leaders can learn from collaborative governance for sustainability at a regional level, and should encourage it, says Duncan Jefferies. When announcing his plan to kickstart...
First State Investments has unveiled a set of global stewardship principles that it says help put its clients’ interest first and boost its responsible investment credentials. The...
Political debate over cuts to the social and environmental taxes on energy bills has intensified, with some groups claiming energy firms are pushing for further reductions....
A new social investment fund, backed by energy giant Centrica, has been launched by impact investor Ignite and technology firm Wayra. The Big Energy Idea will provide...
Survivors of Christmas spending are being encouraged to start the holiday season with a charitable spirit, by a viral campaign, backed by prominent philanthropists such as...
It is 29 years to the day since a gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands and impacted countless others....
Let’s face it, says Jonathan Foley, too many of our systems are broken, and we seem unable to fix them. An extended version of this article...
As we celebrate another day of consuming far more than the Earth can sustainably provide, it’s worth sparing a thought to the origin of that word:...