The archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that Pope Francis, who was elected in March, is his person of the year, describing him as an...
More than half of consumers believe they have little or no control over what they buy in markets such as energy, transport and banking, according to...
New research has found that firms that invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives see less risk in their stock prices during economic downturns, benefitting the...
A rescue ship which is helping the stranded Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy has itself become stuck, reports have claimed, setting back rescue plans further than...
RenewableUK, the trade body for the wind and marine sectors, has refuted claims from a MP who said that house prices could be heavily affected if...
There will be seemingly no let-up in the bad weather conditions in the early part of the new year, with forecasters warning of heavy downpours across...
Greenhouse gas emissions in New York City are 19% lower than 2005 levels, according to new figures, meaning the city is well on its way to...
The archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that the banking sector remains “in denial” over the circumstances leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. He...
Official statistics reveal that the take-up of measures through the government’s flagship energy efficiency initiative the green deal continues to be dwarfed by other schemes. The...
The Met Office’s chief scientist Julia Slingo and sustainable design expert Kevin McCloud top a long list of sustainability leaders recognised in the New Year’s honours...
A new international survey has found that the top three financial resolutions for high net-worth individuals in 2014 are to save more for their retirement, include...
Alternative finance intermediaries, including sources such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading, raised almost £1 billion in 2013, market data has revealed. According to a...
Some power companies “let their customers down” while dealing with Christmas power failures, the environment secretary Owen Paterson has said. Meanwhile, forecasters have warned that more...
Deforestation in the Amazon region not only affects the local climate and biodiversity, but also access to water, food and energy for people in Latin America,...
Worsening weather conditions have forced an Australian icebreaker on its way to aid a Russian research ship trapped in the Antarctic to turn back, rescuers have...