In a recent debate at a team get-together, Blue & Green Tomorrow’s founder and publisher Simon Leadbetter was asked to adopt the role of a red-in-tooth-and-claw,...
Croydon council is set to invest £10m into a socially-orientated property fund that will buy homes to rent to the borough’s homeless community. It is thought...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
If you were told that you could be giving to charity without actually parting with a penny more than you would otherwise, you would be forgiven...
US philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been once again named as the richest man in the world. His wealth is estimated to be $78...
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...
A new partnership aims to attract finance for charities and social enterprises from the private sector, allowing investors to do good with their money as well...
There are several communities around the world whose prosperity depends on bananas. Despite one in three bananas sold in the UK being certified Fairtrade – meaning...
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has donated a $3 million (£1.8m) grant to the marine conservation charity Oceana, describing the plight of our oceans as “one of...
I’ve been to India many, many times – I even lived and worked there for a time – but even I found the situation at Sealdah...
The Co-operative Bank has introduced a £100 current account switching offer that also includes a £25 donation to a leading charity of the individual’s choice, as...
Social enterprises could receive a boost in 2014, after the government laid out its plans to extend tax relief benefits to social enterprises in a bid...
The City of London must embrace social impact investing in order to bridge the gap between the costs of meeting social needs and the limits of...
A leading third sector pension fund is launching a review of its investment portfolio in order to understand where there might be “value at risk” –...
The Co-operative Bank is in discussions with Unity Trust about potentially selling its 26.7% stake in the social bank. The move follows a review into the...