There has been talk of proposals to cut environmental regulations down to a single 50 page document. Environment secretary Caroline Spelman will not confirm or deny...
Each week we cover more than just the news, and go deeper on some issues. This week is no different.
Helen Tandy, a director at Manchester-based financial advisers, Gaeia, tells Charlotte Reid about how she got into ethical investment, and how having a family made her...
Following its unsuccessful appeal against the High Court’s ruling over cuts to the feed-in tariff, the Government has announced a solar consultation that could see the...
Although there has been a growing interest in green buildings, it is set to take off in the next two decades as new building regulations become...
The Government has received 32 Green Investment Bank host applications from cities across the UK. But what is a Green Investment Bank and where will it...
Investment group Aviva has closed its SRI section in favour of a new Global Responsible Investment team. Alex Blackburne looks into the decision. Aviva has announced...
Various reports have said that there will be an increase in flooding in the UK, but confusion reigns over who is responsible for managing the risk....
With the take-up of electric vehicles in London “slower than first anticipated”, Alex Blackburne looks at what happened to Boris Johnson’s ‘100,000 electric vehicles as soon...
The Earth is currently in a period of ecological overshoot. We’re increasingly using more resources than are actually available to us on a yearly basis. Alex...
Inspired by an American movement a group of campaigners are trying to encourage people to move their money to ethical banks. Charlotte Reid finds out how...
A study by PwC has noted a 40% increase in renewable technology deals in 2011, but Alex Blackburne explains how this year’s fortunes are heavily dependent...
Global corporations are yet to realise the opportunities earned by reducing emissions across their supply chains, according to a new CDP and Accenture report. Alex Blackburne...
A report looking at how sustainable the retail sector is says that much work has been done by shops to reduce their waste, energy and water...
Claudia Quiroz, manager of the Cheviot Climate Assets Fund, explained to Alex Blackburne how investing sustainably can help to tackle global challenges. Reducing carbon emissions, improving...