The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has today responded to the release of the Government’s Industrial Strategy. The publication of of the Government strategy coincides with UK-GBC’s...
In response to the three new measures announced as part of a programme aimed at tackling the challenges of getting small social enterprises and charities into the...
Industry body Scottish Renewables have stated that Scotland’s public sector has the potential to lead the next stage of the country’s green energy evolution. Local authorities,...
There is a ‘real opportunity’ for the NHS, councils and other public sector organisations to reduce spending and carbon emissions Scotland’s public sector has the potential...
Scheme could save £30 million a year on public sector energy bills. A major programme to make public sector buildings more energy efficient gets underway today. 12 suppliers...
Pay levels in the private sector are back to pre-crisis level, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which suggests private sector...
Some public service contracts could be reserved exclusively for social enterprises under plans from Labour, Chi Onwurrah, shadow cabinet office minister, has announced. Labour say they will...
Cutting energy consumption is clearly concentrating government minds, as more than 7,000 businesses will soon be compelled to produce detailed reports on energy use or face...
London is said to “suck talent from the rest of the country” as almost a third of people aged 22-30 make the move towards the capital,...
East Coast is the only state-owned intercity rail franchise. It was rescued in 2009 after Sea Containers and National Express failed to make it a success....
Prince Charles has spoken out about his concerns around climate change action and warned that natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan will become more frequent. Speaking at...
New research has shown that global investment in climate change totalled $359 billion in 2012, roughly the same as the previous year. The figure falls far...
The ability to measure social outcomes from investment has been described as “breakthrough thinking” by one of the sector’s biggest names. Sir Ronald Cohen, chairman of...
Changes in the world’s temperatures overseas will in some cases affect the UK economy more than climate change on the country’s doorstep, according to new research...
Vancouver city council looks set to sign a responsible investment commitment, after voting unanimously to uphold the city’s core values through the companies it invests in....