“We’re going all out for shale gas”, the shiny man says. All out for a technology whose availability is unproven and undefined, its impacts unclear and...
Crowdfunding is a democratic form of financing that allows people to direct their money towards projects they consider important, innovative and socially useful. Each month, we...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our picks from Blue & Green Tomorrow....
Lincolnshire is set to receive £30m investment from French-based oil and gas firm Total SA to investigate the county’s shale gas potential. Hydraulic fracking, or fracking, is...
Portfolio turnover measures how frequently fund managers buy and sell assets within a portfolio. The measurement is usually reported over a twelve-month period. A low turnover...
Turnaround Challenge: Business & the City of the Future, by Michael Blowfield and Leo Johnson, outlines the steps required towards a more sustainable economy and prosperous society. Now’s your...
Julian Parrott, a partner at Edinburgh-based financial advisory firm Ethical Futures, gives advice to clients on sustainable, responsible and ethical investment. He talks to Blue &...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories from around the web every morning. We start with our picks from Blue & Green Tomorrow over...
All this week on BBC Radio 4, the economist Jim O’Neill, who coined the term BRICS to refer collectively to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
As the world finally begins to focus on promoting sustainability and environmental considerations, travel and tourism are sectors that have received a certain amount of attention,...
All this week on BBC Radio 4, the economist Jim O’Neill looked at the new set of emerging economies. He’s calling them MINT: Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria...
In Transition 2.0 captures stories from around the world about the Transition Network, a charitable organisation that helps communities create initiatives to build resilience and reduce...
Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser exposes how the fast food industry has altered America and inspires readers to consider what they are eating and the impact it...
Whilst drones in armed combat are often subject to criticism over human rights violations, in this week’s featured TED talk the ecologist Lian Pin Koh sets...
Alternative investments like fine wine, art, stamps, classic cars and watches are reportedly more profitable than shares. That’s according to the latest Coutts Index, which says...