Sedex, the membership organisation for transparent supply chains, has released the findings from a new study that looked into the risks and solutions behind forced labour...
Activist investors are targeting more companies and benefitting as a result, analysis from consulting firm McKinsey has found. If handled correctly, shareholder activism can also improve...
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has revealed 2013 saw its customer base increase by 32% and its pre-tax profits more than double to £3.3m in 2013,...
The risk of dengue fever spreading across Europe is now imminent because of rising temperatures caused by climate change, scientists have warned. Dengue fever is a...
Early stage social enterprises have the opportunity to receive part of a £500,000 investment to take their venture to the next level and increase the social...
The Labour party has pledged that if it wins the next general election, it will provide a funding boost to councils and give cities more autonomy,...
The president of Harvard University has announced its intention to fund projects that will help improve sustainability and tackle climate change – a year after it...
The Co-operative Bank has said it will miss its already delayed deadline for publishing its annual report and accounts. The news follows the bank seeking further...
The UK has one of the highest mortality rates in honeybee colonies in the EU, with 29% dying in the winter of 2012/13, according to a...
A community-owned solar project seeking to raise nearly £2.5m has reached the £1m milestone. The money raised will build a solar farm on the site of...
Sustainable investment specialist Alquity Investment Management has announced the launch of three new funds, expanding its reach from Africa to Latin America, Asia and the Indian...
Investors have less than a month left to invest in energy co-op Gen Community’s latest share offer. The goal is to raise £880,000 to fund the...
In 1998, the now-discredited surgeon and medical researcher Andrew Wakefield published a paper that suggested there was a causal link between the measles, mumps and rubella...
A new report has said that clean energy accounted for 44% of newly-installed electricity generating capacity in 2013, but less was invested in renewables due to...
Scientists from the University of Cambridge believe they have identified the region of the brain that leads to problem gambling. The research could change the way...