Amazon is taking a fight over sales tax in the state of New York to the US Supreme Court. The online retail giant has petitioned the...
The Co-operative Group announced on Thursday that it had made pre-tax losses of £559m in the first six months of 2013, amid troubles within its banking...
The UK is struggling to keep up in the “global green race” to develop clean technology and services, an independent thinktank has claimed. A review by...
The UK is the fourth most attractive country for clean energy investment according to Ernst & Young, moving up one place in the ranking since May....
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on the government to act on “overlapping policies” which it claims deter investment in the energy efficiency industry....
Campaigners have called for “urgent” action to safeguard the countryside, after figures showed that planned building on green belt land is up 84% in a year....
Crowdfunding, an increasingly popular form of financing for individual projects and small businesses, is set to be tackled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in an...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued preliminary findings from an investigation into mobile banking services, and has warned that users may face fraud and security issues....
Citizens Advice reported last week that enquiries made to food banks had increased by an average of 78% in the last six months. Nicky Stubbs takes a...
The parliamentary commission on banking standards has asked the chancellor George Osborne to consider splitting up the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), in order to keep...
“What gets measured gets managed”, is an often-quoted phrase in business. In other words, putting a certain activity under the microscope can help you to make...
The controversial multi-billion pound HS2 rail line has come in for further criticism, after an influential business body described it as a “grand folly”. The Institute...
A candidate in New York City’s comptroller elections has pledged to make sure the city invests sustainably and takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...
Former US vice-president Al Gore says he is optimistic about tackling global warming, as global politics has realised it is time for a “major shift”. Gore...