12 Years a Slave won best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The film highlights the relentless cruelty perpetrated in 19th century America. However,...
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has said that the company does not prioritise getting a return on investment over its consideration of environmental issues, telling attendees...
The head of a trade association representing the British renewable energy industry has urged UK ministers to support binding EU renewables targets to encourage investment in...
Losses from extreme floods in Europe could soar over the next 36 years, as climate change and socioeconomic development have an impact. In addition, extreme events...
New research shows that the UK has made progress on narrowing the gender wage gap and increasing female labour, but still ranks 18th out of the...
Greenpeace has condemned some tuna brands sold in Tesco supermarkets, arguing they are sourced in ways that can harm other wildlife. The campaign group has pointed...
Share prices fell as the Russian stock market opened its doors on Monday, according to local media. The slump comes amid escalating tensions around the Ukraine....
Local authorities across the UK are providing around £3m worth of support to local food banks, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. According to the investigation,...
Campaigners from Transform Scotland are calling for greener, faster and safer rail services across Scotland, to help “bring cities closer together”. Its new campaign was launched...
Ilaria Bertini reports on a recent conference in London that sought to uncover the health effects of climate change. Is climate change bad for your health?...
Tanya Pein, investment specialist for charities and private clients at In2 Consulting, gives advice to clients on sustainable, responsible and ethical investment. She is also co-chair...
The CBI’s budget submission calls for rebalancing the economy away from consumption to secure a sustainable recovery. However, the organisation’s proposals include freezing the Carbon Price...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are “failing the population challenge”, according to research from environmentalist and writer Jonathon Porritt and the charity Population Matters. Porritt argues that population...
Back in 2008 the then French president Nicholas Sarkozy used his country’s presidency of the EU to secure agreement for 20% of Europe’s energy to come...