Climate change and the continued use of polluting fossil fuels will “exacerbate water stress and scarcity” in many places, according to the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon....
China faces fresh criticism over its lack of progress on ending corruption, tackling pollution and improving poor working conditions. The claims come from a briefing by...
Local councillors and MPs will be asked to support the social economy on Tuesday, when the Social Economy Alliance prepares to kick off a campaign to...
We need to rethink the role the internet has in our lives and the laws that protect it, argues whistleblower Edward Snowden in this week’s featured...
CNN documentary Planet in Peril takes viewers around the world in a comprehensive three-hour documentary that examines the wide range of ways our planet is changing....
Political and social scientist Susan George considers the third world debt crisis and looks at how and why the global wealth gap is continuing to wider...
The decision from European leaders to delay an agreement on the EU’s climate and energy targets will threaten investment in low-carbon technology, a group that represents...
US investors are set to benefit from an investment approach that assesses resource efficiency, as UK-based Osmosis Investment Management delivers its Model of Resource Efficiency (MoRE)...
How much do you know about climate change? How much time do you spend thinking about the long-term, global implications of the continued use of fossil...
The government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme the green deal has been criticised again after official figures showed that the initiative is continuing to disappoint. The green...
George Osborne unveiled significant changes to the UK pensions landscape in his budget on Wednesday. Hailed as a revolution and freedom for the common man, Julian...
The crisis in Crimea could cause instability and unrest in the Middle East and North Africa by causing a spike in global food prices, researchers from...
Teenagers struggling with obesity who eat a lot of salty food are at risk heart diseases and a quicker ageing process, according to a new study...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it has approved Aberdeen Asset Management’s deal to acquire Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) from Lloyds Banking Group. Aberdeen...
Oil giant ExxonMobil has responded to a shareholder resolution by deciding to report on the financial risks posed by climate change, particularly the ‘stranding’ of fossil...