On the day that Xi Jinping is officially confirmed as the new president of China, a report reveals that a third of Chinese companies have public...
Two years ago today, the world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history when the reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant exploded, registering a...
Two of the world’s most prominent share indices – the Dow Jones and FTSE 100 – climbed to highs unseen for a number of years on...
An international conference in Thailand is attempting to implement an overarching ivory ban, in order to cut back on the poaching of rhinos and elephants known...
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged to end the large-scale poaching of elephants, known as the ‘killing frenzy’, in an attempt to secure a full ivory...
China has called for businesses to take environmental and social issues into account when investing at both domestic and international levels. The country’s commerce and environmental...
Financial information firm Dow Jones and sustainable investment specialists RobecoSAM have developed a joint index that looks to measure the sustainability performance of companies from emerging...
Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated Lincoln (about the 16th US president, not the East Midlands town*) is released in the UK today. Simon Leadbetter argues that future generations...
Following the Doha climate change conference, this month news flow has focused on the 2012 track record of extreme climate conditions and their potential link to...
French president François Hollande has called upon governments across the world to invest heavily in renewable energy in the coming years, in order to avoid the...
The energy bill is due to be formally announced at 11:30am today, but the latest instalment of Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices sees the UK...
Twenty-eight years ago today, pound notes were discontinued after more than 150 years of circulation. The former chancellor Lord Lawson delivered the news, claiming that the...
The US election has dominated western news in the past few weeks, while China’s presidential change has progressed behind the scenes. But it’s what the Chinese...
Responsible investors around the world have increased the share of emerging markets in their portfolios by 30% since 2009; according to responsible investment research firm EIRIS....
Energy secretary Ed Davey has delivered a clear signal over his views about the controversial shale gas extraction method, fracking, saying that the technique might not...