The Unesco world heritage committee is about to rule on a proposal to have 74,000 hectares of Tasmanian forest delisted in order to open it up...
New analysis of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) suggests it has reached the mainstream. In terms of performance, sustainable stocks are already beating their unsustainable counterparts...
Deforestation has led to a decrease in falling leaf litter in rivers and lakes – a vital source of food for a wide array of fish...
May 2014 was the third warmest May since global temperature satellite measurements began 35 years ago, scientists have revealed. The global average temperature for the month was...
The risks associated with climate change are greater than previously estimated because the model currently used fails to take into account the latest findings, according to...
Dozens of plant and tree species are under threat as they fail to adapt to warming temperatures, a University of Cambridge study has found. Species including...
Barack Obama has said that those who deny climate change are not only ignoring the science but also missing the opportunities that the threat presents, including...
There are eight myths about sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) that Richard Essex says must be broken; eight myths that, he adds, are currently being broken...
Socially responsible investment (SRI) “may involve financial sacrifice”. That’s according to Olivia S Mitchell, a professor of business economics and public policy at the Wharton School of...
Customers will be able to switch energy suppliers within three days by the end of the year, energy regulator Ofgem has announced. The plans aim to...
The Co-operative Bank’s decision to conduct a poll among its customers on its ethical policy has been described as “essential” for the future of banking by...
Over 20,000 elephants were illegally killed in Africa last year, according to a new report that warns the very survival of the species is at risk....
The Queen’s birthday honours list has been published, recognising over 1,000 people for a huge range of achievements and praising many for their philanthropic, campaigning or...
Europe’s largest energy generating waterwheel has been restored after several months out of action, and will now aid the National Trust’s efforts to halve its fossil...
What’s a vulture worth? A lot more than you might think, says campaigner, writer and sustainability adviser Tony Juniper. Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from What...