As much as a third of all the food the world produces is never eaten, causing huge inefficiencies in economic, energy and natural resource use, according...
There are several communities around the world whose prosperity depends on bananas. Despite one in three bananas sold in the UK being certified Fairtrade – meaning...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson has said the retail sector is proof that businesses can grow whilst implementing sustainable practices that benefit the environment. Speaking at an...
All of the major grocery retailers have committed to publishing data on food waste created at the retail stage, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has confirmed....
Around £1.3 billion was directly invested into the renewable energy sector in 2013, according to Trillion Fund. The sector benefited from a huge boost from retail...
Lloyds Bank, which remains partly owned by the government, has sold its remaining stake in wealth management firm St James’s Place, raising £680 million. The bank...
Britain’s largest bank is reportedly sounding out investors to assess whether to list its UK retail and banking operation. Board members at HSBC are apparently considering...
Retail giant Sainsbury’s has opened its first two ‘triple zero’ stores – branches that have zero carbon emissions and are water neutral, from which zero waste...
Burt’s Bees has been producing natural beauty products for 25 years, sourcing natural ingredients and committing to create a natural environment for pollinators to prosper and...
Well-known for its flatpack furniture and Swedish meatballs, retail giant Ikea is looking to crack the renewables market, too. Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer, reveals why...
Reports have suggested that the government will set an upper level for Royal Mail shares, meaning the more substantial investors could potentially be left empty-handed. It’s...
With just over two weeks until this year’s National Ethical Investment Week (October 13-19) kicks off, we’re catching up with financial advisers who specialise in ethical...
We need to think of empty spaces as blank canvases, rather than shadows of what they once were, argues Fiona King of Healthy Planet. Empty retail...
Community-owned, Fairtrade chocolate company Divine Chocolate launched its products on the UK market in the 90s, with an aim of improving the lives of Ghana’s cocoa...