Some of the world’s largest global banks are facing investigations from seven financial regulators over allegations of foreign exchange manipulation. The banks, which are accused of...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could be implicated in another scandal, the outgoing chairman of UK Financial Investments (UKFI) has said. The potential penalties relate...
Insured losses caused by damaging weather events in East Asia over the last three decades have totalled $76 billion (£47 billion) as floods and typhoons become...
People who put their savings into pension funds should have more say about the way in which their money is invested, as they currently have no...
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned consumers that energy and water bill increases are expected to last much longer than expected, adding that prices could...
Anthony Hobley, global head of sustainability and climate change at legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and founder of Green & Tonic, a London-based network for sustainability professionals,...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his upcoming book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, to be published by Routledge...
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods firm Unilever has announced that by the end of 2014, any palm oil in its products will be traceable in order to determine...
An alternative finance firm has said that businesses shouldn’t solely rely on banks if they want to grow and help drive the economy forward. Research across...
EDF has become the fifth of the big six energy companies to announce an energy price hike. Although the lowest increase yet at 3.9%, the firm...
Carbon emissions are expected to continue increasing until 2035, potentially resulting in a dangerous temperature rise, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest World Energy...
Electric car sales have risen by 25% in the third quarter of 2013, according to new figures. Over 1,100 people signed up for the government’s £5,000...
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said he believes that the UK should “have faith” in the HS2 high speed rail project, as it will...
As 2013 begins to wither in to the distance, Ben Goulder looks to 2014 and the recent announcement that next year’s Fairtrade Fortnight will take place...
The Co-operative Group has scrapped its pre-Christmas dividend payout for 7 million members, following troubles with its banking arm. Instead, Co-operative members will be offered in...