The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released G4, an updated edition of the most widely used sustainability reporting framework in the world. G4, which was unveiled...
Friends of the Earth has claimed that two high street banks are funding a palm oil company involved in land grabbing activities in Uganda, violating environmental...
A recent survey said that while 95% of farmers believe that renewable energy plays a vital role in the UK’s farming future, 42% said they were...
Technological innovation is necessary in order to respond to the most urgent sustainability challenges, a conference at Anglia Ruskin University’s Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) has said....
Increased summer temperatures caused by global warming could see weather related deaths in eastern parts of the US shoot up by as much as 22% in...
The companies, projects, places and people shortlisted for the 2013 Observer Ethical Awards have been unveiled. Taking place in central London on June 13, the event...
Investors and religious groups in the US have called for better safety in overseas factories, in the aftermath of last month’s Bangladesh tragedy. The signatories of...
United Nations officials gathered with policymakers and NOGs at the Economic and Social Council forum (ECOSOC) on Monday to discuss how innovative science and technology could...
Land grabbing by two large Vietnamese firms has driven communities in Laos and Cambodia off their land and forced people to work on rubber plantations, according...
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has divested from a global mining corporation because of concerns over human rights violations and environmental damage, which it says are...
Investment in Africa that focuses on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can bring both financial returns for investors and improvements for local communities, a new...
The Australian government has signed a long-term partnership with a coalition of Pacific nations, in order to help the islands in their fight against environmental threats...
French transport minister Frédéric Cuvillier has said the government will financially reward some of the best sustainable transport initiatives in the country with money generated from...
A selection of high-profile fashion brands has teamed up with the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles to form a partnership to improve...
Solar Impulse, an aircraft powered by solar energy, has flown from San Francisco to Phoenix – the first step in a journey that will see it...