Campaign group Investors Against Genocide has claimed that investment firm Fidelity has not yet taken a clear stance against companies tied to bloody regimes, despite years...
The threat of prison sentences would give bankers “pause for thought” in acting in a reckless, irresponsible and unsustainable manner, according to a major report by...
Telecommunications giant BT has launched a new initiative that it says will help customers reduce their carbon footprint by “at least three times” its own emissions...
Start-up businesses in the UK are less profitable than those from the US and this is causing a gap to form in venture capital investment, according to innovation charity...
Changes in the world’s temperatures overseas will in some cases affect the UK economy more than climate change on the country’s doorstep, according to new research...
EDF Energy announced it would give its backing to proposals by consumer group Which? that would help energy customers find the best deal, by removing complex...
The Co-operative Bank has unveiled measures to overcome the £1.5 billion shortfall in its balance sheet, but has been urged not to surrender its ethical values...
Energy efficiency is a key feature in increasing the value of properties in England, according to new research on house sales released by the Department of...
Leaders from eight of the most powerful nations in the world have begun two days of talks in Northern Ireland, where they will discuss such things...
Recent decisions by councils and pension funds to ignore public health concerns and invest in the tobacco industry are not just unethical; they have very few...
Five million people in Africa are set to benefit from improved health, education and agriculture, under new schemes designed to encourage private individuals in the UK...
Paul Tucker, the Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, has announced his intention to step down from his role later this year, having spent...
Nina Skorupska, a former RWE Npower director, has been unveiled as the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) new chief executive, replacing Gaynor Hartnell. The organisation raised the...
A quarter of the money that poor countries lose because of tax dodging multinational companies would be enough to eradicate global hunger by 2025, according to...
British Gas owner Centrica has bought a 25% stake one of the UK’s leading fracking firms, which has a license to explore shale gas sites in...