Some of the world’s poorest countries have decided to make major efforts to cut their carbon emissions, and have encouraged their richer counterparts to follow suit....
A study by the Australian Climate Commission has highlighted potential future problems related to rising temperatures and climate change and said that Australia will experience more heavy...
Oil giant Exxon Mobil is responsible for a major oil spill in Arkansas, caused by a leak in a pipeline that was transporting crude oil from...
Energy firm Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has been fined £10.5m by energy regulator Ofgem for deceiving its customers about the true costs of its services....
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is being sued for £4 billion by a group of shareholders angry at the way the bank handled the 2008...
The now defunct Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been replaced by three shiny new three-lettered abbreviations, after the chancellor’s reform of financial regulation took affect this...
A secretive cross-industry lobby group has criticised the renewable energy policies in the energy bill, as it says these will boost consumer bills. With the energy...
Last week, sustainable investment specialists branded a Telegraph article as “wrong” when it came to ethical investing. But the newspaper is right on the money when...
Green Party groups in London have decided to opt for more ethical and responsible banking options, after announcing their support for Move Your Money’s ‘switch and...
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2012, primarily thanks to the residential and energy sectors, statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)...
Over 1,900 companies from 44 countries are being encouraged by a coalition of institutional investors worth $3.3 trillion to join the UN Global Compact as part...
The majority of British citizens think that addressing climate change while also promoting economic growth should be the government’s priority, according to a poll by Carbon...
Two common pesticides can compromise honeybees’ neurological functions, a study published in the Nature journal has shown. The widespread use of organophosphate miticides and neonicotinoids affect bees’...
Following a budget significantly short of green measures, the government last week announced a new wave of investment to boost the oil and gas industry. Improved...
Ethical Consumer magazine and the Rainforest Foundation have collaborated to rank over 70 chocolate brands from the UK, based on their rainforest-friendly performance. Divine Chocolate and...