A new web-based tool has been launched by the University of Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform that aims to encourage global businesses to consider their use of...
A controversial oil pipeline development linking Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas may bring minimal economic benefits while generating a rush of high-risk oil investments,...
Threadneedle Investments and Big Issue Invest have pulled the curtain on the Threadneedle UK Social Bond fund – an investment vehicle available from January 2014 that...
Just 90 companies are responsible for two-thirds of manmade greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. This includes investor-owned companies such as BP, Royal Dutch...
The Fairbanking Ratings report indicates that banks are beginning to take action on improving their products and helping their customers. The report reviews core-banking products such...
Renewable energy crowdfunding platform Abundance Generation has successfully reached its £500,000 target to fund the installation of solar panels on 20 community buildings in Nottingham. The...
A specially created website that encourages people to rate green spaces could help improve local parks and similar urban environments, according to a new report. The...
Consumer group Which? is calling on financial firms to cut the costs of their calls, after research found that nearly three-quarters of customer complaint lines were...
Citi, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have topped a new ranking of commercial banks on the extent to which they finance coal mining projects. The...
Despite small signs of recovery in previous years, the Amazon rainforest – the ‘lungs of the Earth’ – is in danger after an increase in deforestation...
UK consumers and investors continue to use and value the independent financial advice (IFA) sector for financial help and guidance, a survey has found. IFAs were...
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned consumers that energy and water bill increases are expected to last much longer than expected, adding that prices could...
An alternative finance firm has said that businesses shouldn’t solely rely on banks if they want to grow and help drive the economy forward. Research across...
Carbon emissions are expected to continue increasing until 2035, potentially resulting in a dangerous temperature rise, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest World Energy...
Over 10,000 people are feared to have died as Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms to ever make landfall, tore through the Philippines this weekend....