A community-owned solar project seeking to raise nearly £2.5m has reached the £1m milestone. The money raised will build a solar farm on the site of...
A new report has said that clean energy accounted for 44% of newly-installed electricity generating capacity in 2013, but less was invested in renewables due to...
People in war-torn Afghanistan took to polling stations on Saturday to vote for the country’s new president, paving the way for the first ever peaceful power...
The mayor of Liverpool has given his support to a campaign calling for the route of the proposed HS2 rail project to be extended just 20...
Scientists have found that the maximum extent of sea ice in the Arctic is lowering, with the melting season lasting five more days and the rate...
Leading sustainable investors have claimed the latest findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are further evidence for investment in sustainable companies and industries. The...
Ecology Building Society has announced record-breaking success in its latest annual report – figures that its chief executive says “prove the commercial viability of genuinely sustainable...
The ethical consumer market, most notably the food and drink sector, grew by more than 12% in 2012 despite the global recession, according to findings by...
The third annual review tracking the progress of increasing the number of women on the boards of top companies shows encouraging signs. However, the pace of...
Pension funds have been urged to “lead from the front” and hold companies to account. To mark the second annual Ownership Day, institutional investors are being...
If the human race continues expanding, fuelling climate change, and using resources at its current rate, it will eventually need to colonise three more planets to...
Oil giant ExxonMobil has responded to a shareholder resolution by deciding to report on the financial risks posed by climate change, particularly the ‘stranding’ of fossil...
All our 2014 guides, focusing on various aspects of sustainability, in one place. In 2013, we published guides on sustainable investment, sustainable tourism, fair trade, corporate...
Eighteen firms in the City of London have pledged to take action to improve air quality in the capital’s Square Mile, in an effort to help...
Chancellor George Osborne made a number of announcements during the budget that will impact on investment and personal finance, including a tax relief for investment in...