The environment secretary Owen Paterson has provoked a furious response from campaigners, after he said that some of Britain’s ancient woodlands could be cut down to...
Scottish Power has announced it will shave an average of £42 off its customers’ energy bills, following savings made from the government’s cuts to social and...
Asset allocation is the act of deciding which categories of assets the investable amount should be invested in and what proportion should be in each category....
Three firms that were involved in a £3.2m scam selling carbon credits to retail investors have been ordered into insolvency by the High Court. Global Carbon...
Experts have warned that the UK must prepare for more flooding and gale-force winds in the coming years, as climate change continues to make extreme weather...
This time last year, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins made a bold statement to the bank’s 140,000 employees across the world. Unveiling a set of five...
The Islamic finance sector will see rapid growth in 2014, with London set to compete with Dubai to become the global hub for Islamic banking and...
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has announced the launch of green bonds worth $100m (£61m) that will be used to fund low-carbon projects. The firm...
Oil production at the El Sharara field in the Libyan south has resumed after blockades by tribesmen calling for greater local powers slowed down output at...
A quarter of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Britain are heading into 2014 with sustainability among their top three priorities for the coming year....
Tripling taxes on tobacco around the world could prevent some 200m premature deaths from smoking-related illnesses this century, researchers have said. In a review published by...
Clarence House announced last week that Prince William will begin a course in agricultural management at the University of Cambridge – a move that has been...
Cities are often criticised for being crowded, dirty places, over consuming and under providing. People are crammed in, and there they are left to build their...
The leader of an Antarctic expedition whose ship became stranded and had to be rescued has expressed his frustration over the “misrepresentation of the expedition”, after...
The Environment Agency has warned that some parts of the UK remain at risk of flooding well into next week, with many regions already suffering at...