Investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube funded 36 businesses in the first quarter of 2015, helping raise more than £17 million for innovative projects. Crowdcube is the world’s...
Campaign group 38 Degrees has called on Secretary of State for Environment Elizabeth Truss not to lift the ban on toxic neonicotinoids responsible for pollinators’ decline....
Barclays bank is to pay a record £1.5bn fine after admitting members of staff were involved in rigging the foreign exchange rate. Barclays has reached a...
The debate over the environmental effects of organic farming is likely to be reignited after a study found claimed that it offsets the loss of biodiversity...
The president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will call upon business leaders to speak out on the benefits of Britain’s continued membership of the...
Public health experts have blasted the world’s largest private coal firm after revelations it exploited the Ebola crisis, which killed 11,000 people in West Africa, for...
The Swiss bank UBS is facing £350m in fines for rigging the foreign exchange rate in a fresh wave of penalties against multinational banks expected by...
The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said that he expects to come to an agreement with the country’s creditors within a week. Yanis Varoufakis has...
The German bank has said that it has set up a working group to consider whether it should move its British division to Germany in the...
David Cameron’s former director of strategy has suggested the government overhaul executive pay rules within the banking industry, a move that would see bankers’ pay fall...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that in 2015, the fossil fuel industry will receive $5.3trn in subsidies, surpassing annual health spending for all the...
Energy giant E.ON has partnered with the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) over the construction of the Rampion offshore wind farm – expected to power 300,000...
The famous song contest is being held in Vienna this year, following the success of Austrian Conchita Wurst last year. The city has already excellent green...
55% of those who voted have backed continuing subscription fees to Labour’s sister party, the Co-operative Party. With a potential electorate of 2.8m, the votes cast...
Edinburgh City Council is hosting an event tonight focused on socially responsible investment (SRI) named ‘Responsible Investment – Lessons from Denmark’ to support ethical investment among...