A UK certification body that aims to promote sustainable tourism has been recognised as the “most credible” programme of its kind in the world. The Tourism...
UK businesses could increase their annual productivity by £100 billion by becoming more socially responsible, according to a new report by three high-profile organisations. The report,...
Dutch pension fund PFZW has decided to exclude tobacco from its portfolio, after its attempts to pressure the industry to address social and environmental concerns failed. The investor announced that...
Researchers at the University of Ulster have said that the transport system in Northern Ireland must be improved in order for the country to compete globally....
Climate change is one of the greatest global trade and security risks we face this century, according to the UK’s climate and energy security envoy Rear...
Almost 70% of people buying clothes would agree to pay a bit more to have a product made by workers with decent wages and working conditions,...
Consumers may soon be able measure the environmental impact of the products they buy, thanks to a smartphone app currently being developed at a UK university....
Singapore’s pollution standards index has reached the hazardous level of 371, because of the illegal burning of forests in nearby Indonesia. Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien...
If the world moves past 2C of warming, the lives of many people in vulnerable areas of south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will be at risk...
The UK’s biofuels supply chain has launched an appeal to David Cameron, urging him to address the real causes of hunger and not to blame the industry. Lack of...
Individuals who have made important contributions to the sustainability sector, the environment and to communities have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list. The Cabinet...
Only 20% of brands are considered to have a positive impact on people’s lives, but these names financially outperform their non-impactful peers, according to a study...
World leaders have pledged to fight global hunger and malnutrition, signing an agreement on the same day that campaigners flocked to an anti-hunger rally in London....
A high-profile group of social entrepreneurs and business leaders have written to the BBC, urging it to widen the reach of The Apprentice so that it...
International development minister Alan Duncan has visited survivors of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, and announced that the UK will work with the overseas manufacturing...