The trade body for the sustainable investment industry has called on George Osborne to deliver a budget statement on Wednesday that supports long-term investment and keeps...
Investors worldwide are expecting to invest more money over 2014 with almost half doing so for pension and retirement savings. However, the majority are failing to...
New research has revealed that animals tend to avoid high voltage power lines because of ultraviolet (UV) flashes that humans cannot see. Scientists had already noted...
Lord Myners, financial services secretary in Gordon Brown’s government, has said the Co-operative Group must take “urgent steps” in order to generate “sustainable economic value” in...
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, is set to increase its exposure to renewable energy. According to the WWF, the size of the...
The UK does not have enough expertise in the field of tree and plant diseases, according to a report by MPs on the environment, food and...
The Co-operative Group, which has faced criticism in recent months for problems in its banking division, is set to be put under further scrutiny after documents...
Charities and businesses across the world have called for gender equality and stronger female leadership on International Women’s Day. The theme for the 2014 event is...
The US Defence Department has suggested that climate instability in the future could lead to global security problems linked to resource scarcity and social unrest which...
The National Trust has said that trees in the UK have been severely affected by the recent extreme weather, with woodland in some areas experiencing more...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a consultation on its draft guidelines for country health institutions, which recommend cutting sugar intake by half. The amendment to...
Fracking firm Cuadrilla has said that shale gas reserves in the north-west of England are around 50% larger than previous assessments in licence areas suggested. The...
A leading health official has said that the government may need to introduce a tax on sugar in order to tackle the adverse health effects that...
Plymouth’s first solar share scheme gives investors a chance to take a stake in renewable energy developments in the area. The announcement came just weeks after...
Campaigners from Transform Scotland are calling for greener, faster and safer rail services across Scotland, to help “bring cities closer together”. Its new campaign was launched...