The Sainsbury family, best known for founding the supermarket of the same name, has topped the Sunday Times’s annual giving list after donating 30.62% of their...
Warm temperatures and sunny weather are the ideal conditions for the short-haired bumblebee, with conservationists saying they have “high hopes for the future” of the once...
A coalition of around 300 civil society organisations have voiced concerns after it emerged the Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be used to develop nuclear, dams...
On September 18 2014, voters in Scotland will be asked to decide whether or not Scotland should remain a part of the United Kingdom. They will...
An elephant bull is reported to have been shot by poachers in Kruger national park – the first reporting of elephant poaching in almost a decade....
Greenpeace has revealed the findings of an investigation on timber sourced from the Brazilian Amazon, exposing illegal activities covered up with fake documents and paperwork. Around...
The government has confirmed it is currently examining how the poisonous gases carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide flow through complex badger setts – with a view...
Inge Huijbrechts, vice-president of responsible business at Rezidor Hotel Group, writes how the hospitality industry is helping tackle key sustainability challenges. In 2012, the World Travel...
Benigno Aquino III, president of the the Philippines, has opened the country’s first large-scale solar park, six months after the devastation caused by the super-typhoon Haiyan....
Sarah Butler-Sloss answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. An internationally recognised leader in the field of renewable energy for the past two decades, she...
An annual survey on bee colony loss conducted by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed that while fewer bees died in 2013/14 compared to...
Warming and cooling trends caused by the climatic phenomena El Niño and La Niña could significantly reduce maize, rice and wheat yields by up to 4%,...
Three new investors have put a total of €50m (£41m) into Formula E, the electric equivalent of Formula One that kicks off in September – a major...
Investment that focuses on solutions to environmental problems “does better” than the mainstream over the long-term, according to Ian Simm, chief executive of Impax Asset Management....
The UN’s sustainable development arm has unveiled six principles for sustainable food production, aimed at ensuring that food produced worldwide is healthy, good for the...