Social investment bank Big Society Capital is investing £1m in a fund designed to support community projects if there is a funding gap. It is hoped...
Climate scientists need to rethink the way they communicate the evidence and risks of climate change, according to a new report that finds experts are often...
Investment in the renewable energy sector will be boosted due to low-carbon electricity incentives leading to an additional £100 billion investment by 2020, according to the...
A young woman from Swansea found a label stitched into her newly bought £10 Primark dress, detailing how the garment worker had been “forced to work...
Glasgow’s sustainable transport sector has received a boost with a £600,000 cycle hire scheme. Campaigners have welcomed the initiative, stating it will simultaneously improve citizens’ health...
Catholic and Marianist University of Dayton in Ohio has publicly announced it will divest its holdings from fossil fuel companies and divert its finance towards ethical...
Social businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber will be given financial support through a new programme established by the Key Fund the social bank Charity Bank....
The head of Greenpeace UK has apologised to the charity’s supporters for the travel arrangements of one of its senior employees, who has been criticised for...
A new mis-selling scandal, centring on interest rate protection products, know as swaps, could be a “bigger problem” for banks than payment protection insurance (PPI), which...
The government-owned UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has unveiled new plans to raise a £1 billion fund that will encourage private investors to support Britain’s offshore...
Neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides pose a major risk to a variety of species, including declining pollinators and are affecting global food systems, according to a team...
Speculation, evacuation and an escalation in fighting between Iraqi governmental troops and rebel Sunni fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have unsettled...
US president Barack Obama’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions have been mostly backed by the Supreme Court. Some limits have been placed on the plans,...
Despite a reduction in the amount of food being wasted, new figures reveal that UK households still throw away 1 million tonnes of untouched and unopened...
Small businesses and investors who are experimenting with resource and energy efficiency innovations are being given the chance to trial their theories on the Royal Bank...