A group of three pension funds and 100 individual shareholders have co-filed a shareholder resolution in an effort to improve employee rights at National Express. The...
Intense winter rainfalls might cause more agricultural chemicals to be washed away into waterways, polluting rivers and encouraging the growth of algae, according to UK academics....
Conservationists have laid out a $10.5m (£6.4m) plan to protect the world’s rarest gorilla from poaching and habitat loss. The critically endangered Cross River gorilla is...
Just months after completing its £1.5 billion recapitalisation plan, the Co-operative Bank is seeking to raise an additional £400m following the discovery of another hole in...
Banning food, plastics, electronics and other waste materials from going to landfill could support 47,500 skilled British jobs and save billions of pounds in the economy, according...
Sharia-compliant investment is rapidly growing in the UK and has become a “financial powerhouse”, according to specialist asset manager London Central Portfolio (LCP). However, the firm...
By promoting shale gas development, the UK could see itself start to lag behind on low-carbon technology, putting investment and innovation at risk, according to analysis...
The Labour party has been urged to earn its place in government at the 2015 general election by adopting a bold vision for a “more equal...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said his department will explore the potential of water-source heat in providing clean energy to the UK, describing the technology as...
Residents in London and the south-east of England will be more likely to suffer the deadly effects of warmer summers caused by climate change than people...
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and consumer group Which? have called on Ofgem to fix the broken energy market and investigate the monopoly held by...
Social enterprises based in the London borough of Croydon have been invited to apply for a support package, which includes an interest free loan, from a...
Changes to the pensions industry, announced by George Osborne in last week’s budget, must be backed up by robust measures, which include independent and impartial support...
An online petition set up to force SeaWorld to release orcas from captivity has attracted support from over 1m people. But the Californian marine park chain has hit back after...
If the human race continues expanding, fuelling climate change, and using resources at its current rate, it will eventually need to colonise three more planets to...