Nationwide Building Society has revealed a £270m jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of 2013, up from £103m reported a year earlier. An increase...
The Philippines’ finance minister Cesar Purisma has said that Typhoon Haiyan will have a negative effect on the country’s economy, which had been expected to grow...
People who put their savings into pension funds should have more say about the way in which their money is invested, as they currently have no...
Energy secretary Ed Davey is expected to criticise energy companies in a speech on Tuesday, in which he will compare the recent price hikes to the...
The Co-operative Bank is preparing to sell off its renewable energy lending division as part of the restructuring process amid concerns over debt-piling. The bank, which...
Global warming has finally reached one of the last untouched refuges of the Arctic region, according to new findings. Researchers from Ontario universities say that the...
The Co-operative Bank is to exit existing banking relationships with local authority customers in an effort to focus its attention on individuals and small and medium...
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said there is “no legal or economic basis” to change the UK’s fourth carbon budget, which covers the period...
Thirteen long-term investors have called on the publicly listed companies they invest in to pay all employees the living wage, which was increased this week to...
The survival rate of a newly born enterprise in its first three years is around two-thirds. This drops to well under half at the five-year mark....
The world is on track to use up its carbon budget for the rest of the century – which researchers say must not be exceeded if...
A social impact bond (SIB) set up to provide support to short-term prisoners in Peterborough is proving to be a success, the government has said. The...
The public health risks that derive from exposure to emissions from shale gas extraction are low if operations are run properly and regulated, according to a...
The majority of renewable energy firms in the UK think the lack of a binding 2030 renewables target sends a poor signal to investors. There is...
Energy chiefs from the big six suppliers were grilled by MPs on Tuesday amid a fierce political row over rising consumer bill prices. Four of the...