US entrepreneur Troy Wiseman tells Alex Blackburne about his mission to make bamboo the natural world’s next disruptive technology – while making money, providing deforestation-free solutions...
The mainstream investment community does not see sustainability as a “priority”, according to the chief executive of leading sustainability-focused retailer Marks & Spencer. Marc Bolland, who...
Around 6.5 million people were employed by the renewable energy industry worldwide at the end of 2013, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency...
Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has successfully bid for £8m in funding from Big Society Capital, which will be matched by the Scottish government. The money will...
The government has announced a new social impact bond that it hopes will lead to innovative solutions to tackling unemployment among young people. The £30 million...
Developing the shale gas industry in the UK could attract investment of £33 billion and create 64,000 new jobs, according to a new report that environmental...
A number of innovative entrepreneurs took to the stage on Friday in London to present ideas that could help tackle a range of social issues while...
Leading economist Lord Stern has urged the chancellor George Osborne to seize the opportunity presented by his annual budget to boost investment and innovation in the...
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has held the above conference for its students for the last few years. Heavy snow prevented me...
Tourism can bring about positive change, but bad practices within the industry tend to make it part of the problem, rather than part of the solution. Felipe...
Green spaces in urban environments provide “significant and sustained improvements in mental health” that can last years and have positive effects on public wellbeing, a new...
The CEO of the Royal Mail has reaffirmed that the company’s commitment to its corporate sustainability agenda, following its recent floatation on the London Stock Exchange,...
Homeless charity Crisis has opened its doors to vulnerable people on Christmas day, as it expects thousands of visitors over the holiday period. The centres in...
The construction of a proposed hydroelectricity project in Swansea Bay could generate as much as £300m of spending in Wales, according to a new report. The...
Energy supplier Npower is reportedly axing up to 1,400 jobs in its UK call centres, just over a month after announcing winter price rises of 10.4%....