In the mid-90s, City analyst and fund manager Michael Gill came up with an idea to score companies based on their environmental performance – an environmental...
1972 was an historic year for the embryonic environmental movement. As well as the UN Conference on the Human Environment, which took place in Stockholm in...
“Smart investors can see that investing in companies that rely solely or heavily on constantly replenishing reserves of fossil fuels is becoming a very risky decision.”...
Some of the world’s poorest countries have decided to make major efforts to cut their carbon emissions, and have encouraged their richer counterparts to follow suit....
A study by the Australian Climate Commission has highlighted potential future problems related to rising temperatures and climate change and said that Australia will experience more heavy...
The government has launched the aviation policy framework – a document that aims to strengthen the industry by tackling its environmental footprint. The framework looks at...
A collaborative project by sustainable investment specialists RobecoSAM and climate change reporting platform the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is set to make it easier for investors...
Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth has said that George Osborne is ignoring the vast potential of the UK’s wind, wave and solar resources, by...
The topic of climate change has been removed from the latest draft guidelines of the national curriculum for children in key stages 1-3. The topic is...
Drivers could save £350 a year in fuel if new rules on carbon emissions are adopted by the EU, a report has revealed today. The study explains...
The Co-operative Group has launched its ethical plan for 2013-2015, in which it sets itself new sustainability targets on its way to being “the most socially...
A team of scientists has revealed that increasing temperatures in the northern hemisphere have led to significant changes in the growth of vegetation in the region....
Given it’s International Women’s Day, who better to feature in this week’s TED talk than the queen of the jungle herself, Dame Jane Goodall? Filmed in...
Ice melts, wildfires and droughts are just three of the most visual effects of climate change. But while the scientific community is in almost complete agreement...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has declared that an international response to challenges in the Arctic is “urgently needed” in its review of the past...