ShareAction have coordinated a letter co-signed with 11 other organisations, to the European Council on the IORPs (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision) Directive. The Trialogue negotiations between the Council,...
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have warned the Justice Secretary Michael Gove that proposed changes to cost rules would intimidate most citizens and prevent them from going to...
A new Greenpeace investigation reveals that fishing fleets that supply major UK and European consumer brands are using giant bottom trawlers in the northern Barents Sea...
A tropical rainforest more than twice the size of France is at risk of being cut down, following news from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a new project, which will study the impact of removing brine from undersea stores that could, in future, be...
An influential House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has published a report into “Investor confidence in the UK energy sector”. The report focuses...
Cargill has published its second report on the Cargill Cocoa Promise, highlighting its progress towards improving the livelihoods of cocoa famers and their communities. Strengthening the...
In 2015, solar grew by 15% in Europe connecting 8 GW of solar power to the grid. Global grid-connected solar increased by 25% to an estimated...
A new week-long campaign to champion the charity sector is being launched by ethical bank Charity Bank on 14thMarch. Called #CharityIs, the project aims to highlight...
Greenpeace today released a scorecard rating 14 global consumer goods companies, finding much more needs to be done to break the link between palm oil and...
WWF-UK’s head of climate and energy, Emma Pinchbeck said: “Today’s Communication shows that the European Council is proud of the role the EU played in the...
During a site visit to Cardiff’s Energy Recovery Facility owned by Viridor, a Pennon Group company, Jonathan Taylor Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB),...
Amir Dossal, president and CEO of the Global Partnerships Forum, has been named as the recipient of this year’s ICAEW’s Outstanding Achievement Award. He will be...
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. overtook Vestas Wind Systems as top global producer of wind turbines in 2015, managing to install 7.73 Gigawatts (GW),...
Responding to Scottish Labour’s announcement today to ban fracking, WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: “We welcome the strong commitment made by Kezia Dugdale that Labour would...