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...
Investors that back renewable energy projects in Europe are being urged to gain an deeper understanding of the market and its value as many existing government...
Since 2011 what changes have taken place in the realm of sustainability and politics? The ‘Greenest Government’ supposedly stepped into Downing Street, and as a young...
The government has awarded contracts worth more than £315 million to renewable energy projects. The allocations have been labelled a “milestone” by the renewables industry but...
The world’s second-largest emission trading scheme began trading on Monday in South Korea. The scheme imposes emission caps on the country’s largest 525 companies. The cap-and-trade...
A survey has revealed that almost two thirds of the pension industry does not believe that defined benefit schemes should poll members on investment concerns, such...
Environment secretary Liz Truss is facing criticism after commenting that solar farms are a “blight” on the UK countryside as well as having a negative impact...
The government has launched a scheme to vaccinate badgers against bovine tuberculosis, to prevent its spread to cattle. Last year the government faced criticism for allowing...
Figures from the Bank of England have revealed that lending to small and medium sized enterprises (SME) through the government’s flagship Funding for Lending (FLS) scheme...
A green deal initiative relaunched by the UK government in June this year has seen an impressive response, with vouchers worth more than £43 million issued in...
Responsible investment charity ShareAction has launched its Manifesto for Responsible Investment, which calls for legal change to ensure that private pension providers are accountable and transparent...
The BT pension scheme, which has around 320,000 members and is the UK’s largest corporate pension fund, has taken steps to protect itself from the risk...
Sports Direct shareholders have approved founder Mike Ashley’s multimillion-pound bonus scheme, despite the recent defeat of a similar plan. However, just 60% of shareholders supported the...
Homeowners could receive financial incentives for using renewable heat in their homes, after the government has launched a new scheme. The renewable heat incentive (RHI) is...
Official statistics reveal that the take-up of measures through the government’s flagship energy efficiency initiative the green deal continues to be dwarfed by other schemes. The...