Sportswear brand Nike has launched a new app for iPhones called Making, which allows users to check the environmental impact of the materials used in its...
The motor industry in Britain is to receive a £1 billion boost from the government and the sector itself, to improve global competitiveness, create apprenticeships and...
Responsible investment outperformed its benchmark and mainstream investment in 2012, accounting for 16% of total assets under management in Australia, according to the Responsible Investment Association...
Campaign group Move Your Money has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund its battle with the high street banks. From September, new rules come into effect...
Jennifer Granholm was governor of Michigan between 2002 and 2011. In that time, she was re-elected with the largest number of votes ever cast in the...
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has signed a letter, together with other influential NGOs and institutions, calling for a review of resource depletion,...
After 15 hours of climbing, six Greenpeace protestors reached the top of the Shard, Europe’s tallest skyscraper, on Thursday evening, in a protest against Arctic oil...
Bio energy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) could be the key to avoiding the most serious consequences of climate change, according a new study. If...
Younger investors are more concerned about making socially and environmentally responsible investments, according to a survey by investor website Millionaire Corner. Its study found that in...
The EU approved proposals to limit the contribution of biofuels on Thursday, while moving towards its green transport targets. The proposals were made to counter possible...
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved plans to build “the world’s largest offshore wind farm” off the coast of Lincolnshire and Norfolk...
The world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters, the US and China, are to outline joint strategies to tackle climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry...
Six Greenpeace activists are in the process of climbing the Shard, London and Europe’s tallest skyscraper, in protest against Shell’s exploration in the vulnerable Arctic. But...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the UK to “unlock major investment” in renewable energy, in an article written for the New Statesman. The article,...
Over 2,400 finance professionals have completed a new course that aims to develop their understanding of the often complicated financial world, and increase the trustworthiness of...