Leading economists are failing to account for ecosystem services such as climate change, water scarcity and pollinator fall off, because of the inherent short-term nature of...
Good Energy, the UK’s only 100% renewable electricity supplier, has released its preliminary results for 2012 – a year in which the firm experienced encouraging growth...
Trade association RenewableUK has revealed that all 175 turbines at London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, are now generating clean power. The 630 megawatt...
Sustainable finance institution Ecology Building Society has revealed that it increased its net profits by 8% in 2012 – a figure that comes just two weeks...
Two philanthropic foundations have created an African impact investment fund, which they hope will go on to drive social and economic change across the continent. The...
A study has said that New York City could be powered by energy from wind, solar and hydro technologies with intelligent and long-sight investment into renewables. With...
The developer of a 250 megawatt (MW) tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay is seeking £10m in public funding to support its project, which will provide clean...
More than 50 NGOs from all over the world have signed a letter asking World Bank president Jim Yong Kim to take urgent action against climate change....
The parliamentary banking commission has criticised three ex-HBOS executives over their “colossal failure” amid the financial crisis of 2008, and called for the trio to be...
A study has revealed that the amount of financial information in FTSE 100 companies’ annual reports has declined 7% since the financial crisis in 2008 –...
Energy firm Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has been fined £10.5m by energy regulator Ofgem for deceiving its customers about the true costs of its services....
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is being sued for £4 billion by a group of shareholders angry at the way the bank handled the 2008...
The now defunct Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been replaced by three shiny new three-lettered abbreviations, after the chancellor’s reform of financial regulation took affect this...
A secretive cross-industry lobby group has criticised the renewable energy policies in the energy bill, as it says these will boost consumer bills. With the energy...
Green Party groups in London have decided to opt for more ethical and responsible banking options, after announcing their support for Move Your Money’s ‘switch and...