Energy company SSE said it is freezing electricity and gas prices for its customers until 2016, after it announced an 8.2% energy price rise back in...
Almost three-quarters of UK voters feel that the major political parties need to focus more on the environment, renewable energy and efforts to cut carbon emissions,...
An independent report, commissioned by trade body Energy UK, argues that the energy market is changing and competition is improving. The publication comes as the energy...
Lloyds Banking Group has become embroiled in a ‘scandal within a scandal’, after being accused of using a legal loophole to shortchange people owed compensation after...
A new tool that aims to help savers take a stand on pay has been launched by responsible investment charity ShareAction to coincide with Ownership Day....
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that one in eight total global deaths in 2012 was been caused by air pollutants, which resulted in a...
Over half of all Britons oppose the development of the controversial HS2 rail line, according to the results of a new survey. The ComRes poll, commissioned...
Edinburgh-based pensions and insurance firm Standard Life has confirmed that it is in talks to buy Ignis Asset Management from rival firm Phoenix Group Holdings. Ignis...
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed that 2001-2010 was the warmest decade on record, while 13 of the 14 warmest years in recorded history have...
Responsible investment “continues to gather momentum globally”, driven by investor values, risk management and the introduction of stronger codes and standards, according to asset management business...
The benefits of an Arctic region that stays greener for longer because of warming temperatures are not sufficient to offset the carbon released by the thawing...
A study from independent research consortium Researching Fracking in Europe (ReFINE) has found that data looking at the risks of leaking shale gas wells is “sparse”....
Siemens has announced a £160m investment in an offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant in Hull, which is set to create 1,000 direct jobs and many more...
Pension funds have been urged to “lead from the front” and hold companies to account. To mark the second annual Ownership Day, institutional investors are being...
Green party MP Caroline Lucas appeared in court on Monday charged with blocking a highway and breaching the public order act, after her arrest at an...