Darren Johnson, Green Party London Assembly Member, joined student activists handing in a 20,000 strong petition calling on Transport for London to clean up their supply...
University students from across London brought a ‘robot’ to City Hall this morning, calling on Transport for London to improve conditions for workers in their ICT...
Across the UK, 151 Universities faced Halloween actions from students and staff, demanding that they divest from fossil fuels before December’s COP21 climate talks in Paris....
In a major win for the UK’s rapidly growing fossil fuel divestment campaign, the University of Surrey Finance Board has just voted to sell its current...
Today, on the World Day of Decent Work, students from the People & Planet network joined others across Europe to protest on campus, at what they...
European universities spend billions on ICT equipment produced by young Chinese students under harsh conditions, which violates their rights and the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) convention...
The University of Edinburgh’s central management group has received a recommendation for the educational institution to divest from companies involved coal and tar sands extraction. The...
Durham University has committed to only purchasing ethically sourced electronics, taking a stand on the issue of labour rights within the industry after becoming an affiliate...
A survey of the UK’s universities has revealed that whilst a growing number of the institutions recognise the impact of their investments and are publishing ethical...
A new investigation by Electronics Watch and student group People & Planet denounces “major abuses” in the sector manufacturing computers and other ICT equipment in Asia,...
The University of Leeds has signed up to Electronics Watch, which monitors the electronics industry for labour exploitation, and will now source only ethically produced equipment...
Student activists have met with representatives from advocacy organisation Universities UK (UUK) to discuss British universities’ multi-billion pound investments in fossil fuel companies. Nicola Dandridge, chief...
Student pressure group People & Planet took to the offices of advocacy organisation Universities UK (UUK) on Thursday, in a campaign against British universities’ investments in...
A student pressure group has delivered 15,000 signatures to Universities UK, an advocacy organisation, in an effort to persuade British higher education institutions to cut their...
Whilst UK universities have made commitments to be more sustainable, collectively they invest over £5 billion annually in the fossil fuel industry. This creates a conflict...