Climate change is causing trillions of dollars’ worth of damage to coral reefs each year, disproportionately affecting small island states already threatened by rising sea levels,...
The CEO of HSBC Bank Pension Trust, Lesley Alexander, has been appointed as the new chair of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). She will...
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition calling for Metallica to be removed from the line-up at this year’s Glastonbury festival, because of frontman James...
Water company Thames Water has agreed to pay £86m over allegations it published inaccurate figures relating to the number of homes vulnerable to flooding from sewage...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the genetic diversity of forests is at risk and that sustainable management and conservation plans are...
Tetris, the popular video game puzzle, was first released on this day 30 years ago. Developed by the Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov, it consistently ranks among the...
Climate phenomenon the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which is linked to extreme weather and crop loss, is highly likely to occur this summer in the...
Several organisations are helping us organise and underwrite Sustainable September, the month-long celebration of sustainability that you can reserve your tickets for now, before they go on general...
A mineral-rich Antarctic region that provides geologists with a unique window into the continent’s history has been given special protected status. The Stornes Peninsula in the...
Peter Michaelis answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. Head of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) at Alliance Trust, he has managed money in the...
Parliament is up for reform, says MP and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith. He tells Alex Blackburne about his mission to bring back both the British electorate’s sense...
Exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of irregular heartbeat and blood clots in the lung, according to research that collected data in England and...
Heavy rain and torrential downpours could bring flooding to almost all of England and Wales on Saturday, forecasters have warned. The Environment Agency has issued flood...
Countries seem to have started taking climate change seriously in the light of extreme weather events, a former Tory environment secretary has said. Lord Deben, chairman...
A committee founded with a three-year remit to advise the government on the value of natural assets – such as forests, rivers and clean air –...