More than one in three adults are “on the cusp” of developing type two diabetes, new research has revealed, emphasising the need to curb the ongoing...
Four in five investors have looked at sustainability issues in one or more investment contexts in the last year, according to research from PwC. However, investors...
Exposure to air pollution from traffic and power plants in early life may increase the risk of a child developing autism, according to a new study....
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has said that the city may not be able to keep its promise to clean up 80% of Guanabara Bay,...
A combination of the spread of urbanisation and rising global temperatures caused by climate change could have deadly results, according to a new study investigating heat-related...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled a new strategy that aims to cut carbon pollution from fossil fuel power plants by 30% by 2030,...
Conservationists and scientists in Brazil have called on football’s governing body Fifa to put more effort into protecting the Brazilian three-banded armadillo that inspired this summer’s...
A group of native Amazonian people have invited the England football squad to a game during the World Cup in Brazil, to show the footballers their...
Saving the oceans can help feed the world, says Jackie Savitz, a vice-president at ocean conservation group Oceana, in this week’s featured TED talk. In an...
Reducing the carbon emissions generated by power plants in an effort to curb climate change would also reduce other atmospheric pollutants that cause premature death, heart...
Honeybees’ foraging preferences can provide valuable information for governments about how to manage rural landscapes, according to researchers from the University of Sussex. The research, published...
The world’s largest companies are investing billions into programmes aimed at tackling some of the biggest social challenges, according to a report from advisory firm KPMG....
The UN’s sustainable development arm has unveiled six principles for sustainable food production, aimed at ensuring that food produced worldwide is healthy, good for the...
On this day in 1913 the Rockefeller Foundation was founded. Over the last 101 years, the organisation – based in the US but active all over...
Mental health technology firm Buddy has received £400,000 worth of funding, with the LGT/Berenberg fund Impact Ventures UK among its investors. The social enterprise aims to...