Some public service contracts could be reserved exclusively for social enterprises under plans from Labour, Chi Onwurrah, shadow cabinet office minister, has announced. Labour say they will...
A new community solar partnership worth £60m has been announced between British Gas and a range of social enterprises, with the aim to deliver cleaner, cheaper...
The government’s shared ownership taskforce has set out draft proposals to improve community investment in renewable projects and make this approach the norm by 2015. The...
Connecting consumers to sustainability issues is a challenge across all sectors and one that the Green Squares initiative is aiming to solve when it comes to...
A Manchester social enterprise has launched a community share offer to fund its efforts to use local timber resources that would otherwise be wasted as low-carbon...
Oxfordshire, Manchester and Bristol are among the UK hotspots that are leading the way in community investment and activism, new research has revealed. Figures released on...
Social investment bank Big Society Capital is investing £1m in a fund designed to support community projects if there is a funding gap. It is hoped...
Despite the Co-operative Group’s turbulent year in 2013 raising questions about the effectiveness of the mutual business model, the sector has proven itself with strong figures...
Unearthed investigates the issues that surround the controversial shale gas extraction method fracking, documenting how the process could dramatically impact local communities, economies and the environment....
After a nine-year wait, construction has begun on a new community-owned hydroelectricity plant on the river Gynack at Kingussie, in the Scottish Highlands. The Kingussie Community...
UK pensions funds and asset management companies potentially have up to £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a report published by Friends of...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The Social Economy Alliance, a growing consortium of around 400 national and local organisations, is calling for the rewriting of the infrastructure bill ahead of its...
Although we rely on small farmers for the majority of the world’s food, large corporations are increasingly controlling the most fertile land, according to a new...
The Co-operative Group faces further criticisms for betraying its ethical values as details of its plans to sell farmland emerge. Reports also suggest that the group...