The government has confirmed that independent organisations, rather than pension schemes and providers, will provide the guaranteed guidance for all retirees announced in this year’s budget....
The UK government has announced today that its fourth carbon budget – which sets emission reduction targets in the mid 2020s – will remain unchanged despite...
The Spanish Tourist Office (STO) and travel association Abta are working to promote responsible tourism in the Balearic Islands after a video showing sex acts during...
Replacing oil and coal in the energy mix with shale and natural gas will not help efforts to curb climate change, according to a new study....
Ethical investment expert Lee Coates has done it all. As founder-director of Ethical Investors Group, a specialist ethical financial advice firm, he has over 25 years’...
Producing red meat affects the environment 10 times more compared to other livestock types, as it requires more land and irrigation water, while resulting in more...
After the warmest May since records began, new figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) have found June 2014 has set a new...
A new £8 million venture capital fund has been launched to support sustainable innovation in the UK agri-tech sector. The Agri-Innovation Venture Capital Fund, launched in a...
The UK and Germany top the list of the biggest coal polluters in the EU, with nine of the dirtiest power plants each, according to research....
At the forefront of an alternative finance revolution, crowdfunding is changing business for the better, writes Jess Ratty of Crowdfunder. There are some pretty big stats...
A crowdfunding project seeking to raise £1.25 million to install wind turbines across the UK has reached £280,000. The money is being raised through Trillion Fund...
Former Tory minister Nick Herbert has criticised plans to ‘carelessly industrialise’ rural West Sussex through shale gas development, as scientists warn that current regulation in place...
Lush’s ethical director Hilary Jones speaks to Ilaria Bertini about ethical cosmetics and sustainable spending. First comes the scent, then the look. Anyone who has ventured...
The government has announced a new and improved food and drink buying standard, which means from 2017 central government will commit to buying local produce. Overall,...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...