All this week on BBC Radio 4, the economist Jim O’Neill looked at the new set of emerging economies. He’s calling them MINT: Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria...
The CEO of the Royal Mail has reaffirmed that the company’s commitment to its corporate sustainability agenda, following its recent floatation on the London Stock Exchange,...
In Transition 2.0 captures stories from around the world about the Transition Network, a charitable organisation that helps communities create initiatives to build resilience and reduce...
Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser exposes how the fast food industry has altered America and inspires readers to consider what they are eating and the impact it...
The government has backed down over a controversial bill that charities claimed would have effectively gagged them, and severely restricted their abilities to campaign on social...
Whilst drones in armed combat are often subject to criticism over human rights violations, in this week’s featured TED talk the ecologist Lian Pin Koh sets...
A leading environmental campaign group has come up with a unique idea to create a cause and effect link between driving and climate change. US-based 350.org...
The Lake District will be the UK’s next nomination for world heritage status, the government has revealed. Culture minister Ed Vaizey said the national park can...
Alternative investments like fine wine, art, stamps, classic cars and watches are reportedly more profitable than shares. That’s according to the latest Coutts Index, which says...
The Met Office has said that it is not entirely sure that recent extreme weather in the UK can be attributed to climate change. It added...
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found that the energy mix of member countries has “barely changed” since the...
China’s former health minister Chen Zhu has estimated that up to 500,000 premature deaths are caused each year by air pollution – now the fourth biggest...
The trade body for the sustainable investment industry is seeking its members’ opinions on how it can improve its work for 2014, in the form of...
The Investment Management Association’s (IMA) latest investment statistics show a 20% increase in the amount invested in ethical retail funds in the year to November 2013....
More than a third of financial services executives agree that their peers should be held criminally responsible for reckless behaviour, as this would be good for...