Food supplies are being put under serious pressure in some parts of the US, Middle East, India and China, according to the head of the Earth...
Standard Ethics, an independent sustainability rating agency based in London, has launched an index to measure the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Italian banks. The Standard...
Solar power will be one of the main energy sources in the Gulf by 2017, as the region capitalises on its plentiful renewable resources. Organisers of...
As the Bank of England embarks on a new era under Mark Carney, some have contested its decision to remove Elizabeth Fry’s image from £5 notes,...
A report published in Science magazine has claimed that the £3 billion a year given to British farmers is returning little value to society. Seventy per...
We’re all too familiar about the power of money to generate ever greater inequality. But Niall Cooper asks whether we can turn the power of money on...
Climate change will continue to be taught in geography across key stages 1-3 in England, after education secretary Michael Gove scrapped plans to take it off...
Rob Hopkins is the founder of the Transition movement. He was recently interviewed by Blue & Green Tomorrow and in 2009, gave a TED talk about...
E.ON, Centrica and RWE have won licenses to search for oil and gas in Norwegian seas, despite fears related to the risks of Arctic exploration and...
Sixty-five years ago today the National Health Service Act came into effect, creating the National Health Service in England and Wales. Thirteen-year-old Sylvia Diggery, admitted to...
Storebrand, a major Norwegian pension fund and life insurance firm, has divested from 19 fossil fuel companies to ensure “long-term stable returns” – as these stocks,...
According to a survey carried out by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), charities are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of trading with social enterprises. SEUK brings...
Vatican Bank director Paolo Cipriani and his deputy Massimo Tulli resigned from their posts on Monday after three people, including a priest, were arrested in June...
David Cameron joined energy secretary Ed Davey and energy minister Greg Barker on Thursday to open London Array – the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The...
Daily showers and overfilled kettles account for Britain’s greatest domestic water use, according to a report by the Energy Saving Trust. One of the biggest studies...