A major rescue operation is underway in Serbia after the region’s worst flooding in decades claimed the lives of 37 people, with thousands more forced to...
A conference held in Washington DC on May 21-23 is addressing how to improve and achieve results in financial education, financial capability and investor literacy and...
A coalition of around 300 civil society organisations have voiced concerns after it emerged the Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be used to develop nuclear, dams...
Members of the Co-operative Group voted unanimously in favour of implementing structure changes that will see a complete overhaul of the 150 year-old organisation. Suggestions put...
Over the next decade the peer-to-peer industry will grow rapidly and reach $1 trillion (£0.59tn) globally, according to a report from US-based venture capital firm Foundation...
Students are being urged to submit ideas to reduce carbon emissions and support the green economy in the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Scholarship, which closes this...
An elephant bull is reported to have been shot by poachers in Kruger national park – the first reporting of elephant poaching in almost a decade....
An investigation by the City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that around 20% of loan and credit companies fail to be clear in...
Greenpeace has revealed the findings of an investigation on timber sourced from the Brazilian Amazon, exposing illegal activities covered up with fake documents and paperwork. Around...
The government has confirmed it is currently examining how the poisonous gases carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide flow through complex badger setts – with a view...
India’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has achieved its biggest victory in 30 years in the country’s general election, marking the beginning of a new nationalist era...
Benigno Aquino III, president of the the Philippines, has opened the country’s first large-scale solar park, six months after the devastation caused by the super-typhoon Haiyan....
Shareholders are taking an active role when it comes to remuneration packages, voicing their concerns during this year’s annual general meeting (AGM) season. Hiscox, BG Group,...
Around 10,000 gallons (45,000 litres) of oil was spilt in Los Angeles on Thursday after a pipeline broke, the LA Fire Department (LAFD) has reported. The...
New data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that Britain’s wealthiest 1% now holds as much wealth as the poorest 54%. The findings have...