Financial advisers are reluctant to advise and recommend on social investments because of the perceived risks and uncertainty around how regulation affects obligations to clients, according...
The Green Investment bank (GIB) could potentially seek private capital in the future in order to raise additional funds, according to the bank’s CEO Shaun Kingsbury....
The writers of long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers are considering incorporating a solar farm into the storyline and are being urged by the solar industry’s...
Measures to increase wages for those dependent on the tea industry for their livelihood have been put forward in Malawi, after it was revealed that tea...
Emperor penguins have shown to be not as attached to their nesting locations as previously thought, meaning that they could adapt much easier to their changing...
A new study by Crowd Companies and Vision Critical has found that the collaborative economy is becoming an increasingly important sector for consumers and is set to...
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has pledged with his daughter and co-organiser Emily to keep Worthy Farm free from fracking, declaring that the site – where next...
Barack Obama has called for the US government to work together to research and establish a Pollinator Health Task Force, in an effort to stop the...
Saturday’s summer solstice, the longest day of the year, “is a reminder of how Britain has been celebrating the sun for over 4,000 years”, according to the...
A wealthy group of Californian businessmen placed money in envelopes and hid them at a mystery location in London on Saturday morning, with the public invited...
A petition calling on John Lewis to pay cleaners working at its stores the living wage – currently set at £8.80 in London and £7.65 elsewhere...
Renewable energy crowdfunding platform Abundance Generation has raised £665,000 from 530 investors for two solar farms in Kent, which are expected to generate inflation-linked returns of...
Market regulator Ofgem has ordered energy giant Npower to submit monthly reports on its efforts to reduce late billing, and has warned the firm must improve...
The UK government has been accused of failing to adequately protect marine life and being too slow to designate and enforce new marine conservation zones (MCZ)...
Friends of the Earth has compiled a league table of MPs who have gone the furthest to support renewable energy development in their constituency, as part...