The rise of crowdfunding continues, with celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall using the platform Crowdcube to raise £1m for his restaurant and food business River Cottage. River...
The Lloyds Banking Group has revealed detail of a new four-year plan aimed at supporting credit unions. The Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) commented that...
Organisers of Glastonbury festival have unveiled plans to encourage the public to use reusable bottles instead of disposable ones, to reduce the amount of rubbish left...
Governments and law enforcement globally are stepping up efforts to combat human trafficking, according to a report from the US Department of State. However, the report...
Rainstorms and floods across parts of China have killed 14 people and forced hundreds of thousands to relocate, with the estimated clean-up cost around $250m (£146m)...
The mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio is leading a coalition of US mayors advocating for greater social and economic equality in cities across...
Student activists have met with representatives from advocacy organisation Universities UK (UUK) to discuss British universities’ multi-billion pound investments in fossil fuel companies. Nicola Dandridge, chief...
The chancellor George Osborne has outlined new plans to strengthen the northern economy with a high-speed rail link connecting Manchester to Leeds. The so-called HS3 would...
A campaign group is calling on the government to take immediate action on sugar and junk food, producing a document covering seven areas of policy that...
The former US secretary of the Treasury who sat in office when the housing bubble burst in 2007/08 has warned that the world is making the...
The board of directors at French rail and energy company Alstom has unanimously decided to issue a positive recommendation for an offer from US engineering firm...
The London High Court has ruled that Shell Nigeria could be legally responsible for those bunkering its pipelines, if the firm does not take proper steps...
Tickets for five events taking place during Sustainable September, Blue & Green Tomorrow’s month-long celebration of sustainability, have been released to the general public. Click here...
Despite the Co-operative Group’s turbulent year in 2013 raising questions about the effectiveness of the mutual business model, the sector has proven itself with strong figures...
By the end of the century, more than half of the world’s population could be exposed to “stagnant atmospheric conditions”, which would keep pollutants low in...