Only three EU member states have outlined credible plans to reach mandatory energy efficiency targets, with the UK among the 13 nations whose plans are woefully insufficient,...
The Labour party is reviewing its “financial arrangements” and could move loans worth more than £1 million to social bank Unity Trust breaking ties with the...
The Chinese state media has reported on a study made on China’s underground water, which confirmed that 59.6% of sites in 2013 had poor or extremely...
A group of male workers at the University of Wales, Trinity St David (UWTSD) have won compensation of around £500,000 following legal action where they claimed...
Mark Shand, the younger brother of the Duchess of Cornwall, has died after he fell and sustained a head injury whilst celebrating after a fundraising campaign...
The 21 European cities that have reached the final stage of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge, a competition seeking out pioneering ideas that address the continent’s...
Marks & Spencer has been named as the most ethical high street fashion retailer by Ethical Consumer magazine in its 2014 guide to the clothing industry....
The view that says financial performance must be sacrificed if you consider sustainability when investing is “finally withering away”, according to Joe Keefe, president and CEO...
A crowdfunding campaign offering investors equity in the UK’s leading crowdfunding network hit its £500,000 target in a matter of hours, as over 200 investors flocked...
Just under half of senior executive worldwide believe the effects of climate change call for ‘urgent and immediate’ action from governments, business and civil society, according...
The government has given eight major renewable projects the go-ahead as part of its electricity market reforms. The developments have been described as a significant part...
Fifty institutional investors from the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have written to the Bank of America, urging it to disclose its climate risks and...
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic foundation has announced a $5m (£2.97m) investment in Little Sun, the creator of portable, solar-powered LED lamps designed...
Business secretary Vince Cable has warned the remuneration committees of FTSE 100 companies to curb excessive pay packages or risk further action. He argued that more...
British conservationists have joined Maltese citizens in protesting against the annual hunting of migratory birds, which local hunters have defended as a ‘tradition’. Each year, several...