As shareholders and society continues to debate excessive remuneration packages, statistics from the Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2014 reveal that, on average, CEOs saw their...
A piece of legislation aimed at tackling slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and domestic servitude is getting its second reading in Westminster. The bill is one...
Nasa has launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite to measure where carbon dioxide (CO2) comes from and where it goes. It is hoped the new...
UK financial services firms are optimistic despite profitability falling in the three months to June, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and consultancy...
MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools, has sought to strengthen its environmental, social and governance (ESG) offering with the acquisition of GMI ratings, which...
Governments and law enforcement globally are stepping up efforts to combat human trafficking, according to a report from the US Department of State. However, the report...
Students from across the UK have won a competition from the Norstec Academy to take part in an offshore wind industry tour, after they were asked...
Siemens has seen positive results from its Females into Industry Challenge, which aims to welcome more female apprentices and give the business a “leading edge over...
Current eating and consumption patterns across the world are harming both the planet and our health, causing deforestation, land degradation and biodiversity loss and putting pressure...
Campaign group Greenpeace lost €3.8m (£3m) after an employee took a gamble on the currency market in 2013, it has been revealed. The organisation insists that...
The government has come under scrutiny over its latest fuel poverty figures, which show that even though there has been a reduction in numbers since its...
Siemens has announced that Juergen Maier is to be appointed as its new chief executive in the UK from July 1, taking over from Roland Aurich....
Responsible investment campaign ShareAction has criticised financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown’s decision to make customers pay to vote at company annual general meetings (AGM). Hargreaves recently...
Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has added fuel to the speculation that interest rates could rise this year after commenting it could happen “sooner...
Torrential rainfall has led to Brazilian state officials declaring an emergency in 130 cities, including World Cup host city Curitiba. In the Parana state some 13,000...