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...
Ed Davey has urged education secretary Michael Gove to put the topic of climate change back into the geography curriculum for key stages 1-3. Davey, the...
A group of students from the US have urged three prestigious universities to strengthen their investment policies regarding minerals extraction in the Democratic Republic of the...
Some of the world’s biggest names in global finance and sustainability have been announced as speakers at the Sustainable Finance Conference, organised by The Financial Times (FT)...
Today, more than 80 countries will celebrate International Workers’ Day – a campaign for workers around the world to receive fundamental human rights. The event will...
A poll conducted by ComRes on behalf of trade body RenewableUK ahead of tomorrow’s local elections has revealed that 35% of the public are more likely...
Human rights group Amnesty International has questioned Sweden’s pension fund over its investment in companies that produce drugs used for executions. The organisation claims that the...
Public support for renewable energy in the UK has risen to 82% from 79% in the latest Public Attitudes Tracking Survey conducted by the Department of...
The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) has suggested a number of important social protection measures that it hopes will decrease the number of children that are...