March 22 is World Water Day, an annual event that supports global sustainable water management and raises awareness of the planet’s ever-increasing dependence on clean water....
Sustainable investment house Impax Asset Management has said that investors should be looking at how to tackle future water-related challenges, as part of World Water Day...
After the publication of R Edward Freeman’s Strategic management: a stakeholder approach in 1984, a divide was formed between those businesses that believed that long-term profits...
Climate Week 2013 came to an end on Sunday, with over 3,000 events having taken place across the country during the seven days. Daisy Moore of...
Scandinavia has managed to reduce its carbon emissions and achieve considerable economic growth. As a result, countries like Denmark and Sweden have become some of the...
Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” So how would the threat...
In October last year, investors called on charities to lead the way on responsible investment. And now, more than ever, they are able to use their...
Andrew Morton, account director at Footprint Renewables, describes how renewable energy – which by definition is dependable, predictable and sustainable – can be the driving force...
British American Tobacco announced today that it has acquired CN Creative Limited, a UK-based start-up company that specialises in the development of e-cigarette technologies intended to...
The government’s energy bill announcement has caused a divide in the UK energy and business sectors. Here’s a rundown of some of the most prominent comments...
The government has decided against including a decarbonisation target in the forthcoming energy bill, delaying the decision until at least 2016. An announcement by the Department...
Natixis Asset Management has unveiled Mirova; an investment division that it says will have a “global and unique approach to responsible investment”. Philippe Zaouati, deputy CEO...
WaterAid has urged governments worldwide to invest heavily in access to sanitation and water, after releasing statistics for World Toilet Day 2012 that outline how one...
Delegates at the seventh annual Africa Economic Conference (AEC) yesterday highlighted the benefits of investing in “youth potential” across the continent. African Development Bank president Donald...
The United Nations was born out of the ruins of the second world war. It replaced the ill-fated League of Nations, which had failed to prevent...