David Powell, economics campaigner at Friends of the Earth, on asking investors awkward questions about the urgency of climate change, in an effort to start doing things...
Representatives from three of the UK’s biggest players in the payday lending industry have appeared before MPs to answer questions after allegations of bad practice emerged....
Researchers have discovered a set of fossils that suggest mammals shrink in order to cope with higher temperatures, raising questions as to the future of human...
As the first French woman who managed a trade union, as the chairwoman and founder of the CSR Rating Agency Vigeo, Nicole Notat has played a...
The impressive Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London was the location for the Economist Events’ Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday, during which a wide range of international...
Consumer group Which? has called on the chancellor George Osborne to increase competition in the energy market by cutting the big six energy companies “down to...
Chief executives from over 50 of the UK’s leading companies operating in the built environment have warned the prime minister that it would be a mistake...
Earlier this month, restaurant chain Chipotle released a short animated video as part of the advertising campaign for its new game, available on Apple devices, called The Scarecrow....
Scottish Power has become the fourth of the big six energy companies to announce upcoming price rises in consumer energy bills. The company says it will...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said he disagrees with David Cameron’s proposals to “roll back” green levies on energy bills, suggesting that they should be...
Six months ago, over 1,000 people died when a garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed. Many western brands, whose apparel was manufactured in the factory, were subsequently...
Recent energy price hikes have prompted David Cameron to launch a review into green energy taxes. Speaking during prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Cameron said he...
The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) has issued a statement saying there is no consensus on the safety of genetically modified...
British Gas customers face an average 9.2% increase on their energy bill from 23 November. The move follows an increase by SSE Energy just last week....
The sustainable investment industry has come a long way from its purely ethical roots. No longer is it simply about screening out the bad guys, as...