Droughts made more severe by manmade global warming may have been a major driver of the conflict in Syria, scientists have claimed. Estimates of deaths in...
2014 will be a difficult year for bus services in England, campaigners have warned, as new figures show that the last 12 months has seen local...
Supermarket chain Tesco is planning to sell misshapen or ugly fruit and vegetables at a discounted price in order to educate customers that they are still...
New research has suggested that global warming has not stopped since 1998, as many climate deniers argue. Instead, it has simply manifested in different ways. According...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dealt Lloyds Banking Group a £28m fine for “serious failings” in its control of sales incentive schemes. The group was...
Comic Relief has said it will carry out a review of its investment policy after being accused of investing millions of pounds in funds with shares...
The government has revealed details of the social investment tax relief, which aims to encourage investors to consider the social impact of their investments as well...
A new study has accused investment funds of failing to manage climate risks properly, subsequently exposing investors to potentially huge losses in the future. The Global...
Edward Bonham Carter is to step down as CEO of Jupiter Fund Management after 14 years at the helm. He will continue to work with the...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it will be introducing a new strategy to help countries switch from coal as a...
An alliance of over 100 organisations, including major businesses, investors, charities and trade associations, has urged the UK government to listen to the recommendations of the...
An academic who in 1991 published a book outlining the need for alternative measures of economic success or failure has described its recent reissue as “depressing”,...
Christian charity Operation Noah has said described a stakeholder survey by the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) on possible fossil fuels divestment as...
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth has been discovered in newly analysed satellite data to be an astonishing -93.2C (-135.8F). Unsurprisingly, the coldest place on...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has inaugurated biomass power plant Drax, which will produce electricity from wood pulp and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Drax power station...