The Worldwide war on drugs is still ongoing. Despite the US spending trillions on fighting the battle, it is estimated that the around $320 billion is...
A campaign group has raised concerns over the safety of horsemeat imported to Europe from non-EU countries. The Humane Society International (HSI) renewed the call after...
The chief executive of British drug company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Sir Andrew Witty, has repeated that the firm has a “zero tolerance” policy when it comes corruption...
The prime minister has said time is running out and warned that action needs to be taken on a global scale to help in the battle...
The result of the public vote for the Longitude Prize 2014 has been announced, with the British public selecting the rise of resistance to antibiotics as...
British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over the bribery allegations it faces in China, Poland and Iraq. The...
Tom Revell looks at a new firm hoping to make waves in the global pharmaceuticals world. The pharmaceuticals sector is a colossal industry of astronomical profits and...
At a recent sustainable investment event, I inadvertently launched into unscripted criticism of the tobacco industry. This led one delegate to accuse me of dictating “how...
Swiss and British pharmaceutical giants Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have swapped assets and agreed on creating a joint venture that will focus on consumer healthcare. The...
British drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been accused of bribing doctors to promote its products in Lodz, Poland. The allegations follow similar claims in China last...
It may be unethical and immoral to profit from companies that sell addictive, cancer-causing drugs to children in places with little or no public health or...
Nine leading pharmaceutical companies are calling for a reform of NHS drug approval processes, saying that the current system does not attract sufficient investment and is...
An awful lot of journalism during National Ethical Investment Week will get bogged down in a tired debate about performance and gleefully pointing out ‘unethical’ companies...
Four Swedish AP national pension funds have announced they will drops shares in four companies criticised for their negative environmental and social records. Following the suggestions...
As the emerging markets develop and adopt an increasingly westernised lifestyle they will unfortunately have to cope with treating an increasingly westernised set of diseases. This...