Lord Myners’ has labelled the Co-operative Group’s board as “manifestly dysfunctional” in his review into the governance structure of the organisation. He added that the group...
Political rhetoric is being ramped up and photo opportunities are made the most of. A general election must be on the horizon. With exactly a year...
At a recent sustainable investment event, I inadvertently launched into unscripted criticism of the tobacco industry. This led one delegate to accuse me of dictating “how...
One of Australia’s richest men has left almost his entire fortune to charity, after he died last week following a short illness. Paul Ramsay, who made...
Ten social entrepreneurs have been announced as winners of the Big Energy Idea, an initiative set up by the Ignite social investment fund to address key...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The winner of our latest competition, who receives a signed copy of Anna Simpson’s book The Brand Strategist’s Guide to Desire, is Aimee Swift of Southport. Entrants...
Sustainable September is a month-long exploration of sustainability in all its forms. The month will bring together interested parties, enlightened investors and consumers, professional service firms,...
John Fleetwood of the Cochabamba Project writes about how a sustainable investment opportunity in Bolivia is having tangible positive impacts on the local people. “We just...
The CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the largest Sharia-compliant lenders in the region, has said that Islamic banking is for everyone and...
Dangerous Asian hornets that can eat up to 50 bees per day and cause serious harm to people may soon settle in the UK thanks to...
Harvey McGrath, chairman of the Big Society Capital, has described social investment as a genuine “alternative and sustainable” way to fund work that benefits communities and...
A part of remote East Antarctica, previously thought to be largely immune to warming, may be susceptible to climate change with a potentially devastating impact on...
Renewable energy provider Good Energy and 10:10 Solar Schools have launched an initiative for schools to install and generate their own solar energy through crowdfunding. The...
Asthma sufferers are dying because of failings within the health system, according to the National Review of Asthma Deaths. Air pollution from burning fossil fuels has...