Nearly a fifth (18%) of oil firms think Scottish independence will have a positive impact on the sector, while 12% think it will be negative, according to...
The Buy Social campaign has moved another step forward in its aim to increase the amount of trade between the private sector and social enterprises, with...
Leading aircraft manufacturer Boeing has set out its commitment to improving its sustainability and having a positive impact. Its 2014 Environment Report demonstrates the economic benefits of...
With the festival season fast approaching, campaigners are urging event organisers to end “the wasteland culture” of campsites, after a survey revealed that 60% of festivalgoers...
Theatrical protest group the Reclaim Shakespeare Company is planning a “Viking invasion” on June 15 in protest against a BP-sponsored exhibition at the British Museum. The...
Alerts remain in place in parts of England, with forecasters warning that sharp downpours could lead to localised flooding in the Midlands, south-east, south-west and north-east...
The number of developing nations with renewable energy commitments in place has increased sixfold in just eight years – with renewables now accounting for almost one-fifth...
Climate change is causing trillions of dollars’ worth of damage to coral reefs each year, disproportionately affecting small island states already threatened by rising sea levels,...
The CEO of HSBC Bank Pension Trust, Lesley Alexander, has been appointed as the new chair of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). She will...
Civil society organisations from across the world have demanded that the 198 governments of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) take action, as climate...
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition calling for Metallica to be removed from the line-up at this year’s Glastonbury festival, because of frontman James...
A large-scale wave tank that can mimic the currents and spikes of the stormy seas, the first of its kind in the world, has been launched...
Water company Thames Water has agreed to pay £86m over allegations it published inaccurate figures relating to the number of homes vulnerable to flooding from sewage...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the genetic diversity of forests is at risk and that sustainable management and conservation plans are...
An investment vehicle that lost out in the auction of 630 Lloyds Bank branches in 2012 has moved to take legal action against the bank after...