The European commission has said it is imposing fines on eight financial institutions – including the British-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – over accusations that...
First State Investments has unveiled a set of global stewardship principles that it says help put its clients’ interest first and boost its responsible investment credentials. The...
When visiting a country you are exactly that: a visitor, not a local – correct? But putting yourself in the mindset of a local person not...
Pope Francis met delegates from South America this month to discuss the oil and gas drilling plans proposed by corporations in the region. He announced he...
Fracking may contaminate water supplies in the UK, and may not be possible in some areas due to resource scarcity, the trade body Water UK has...
At an event in Bristol in September, 500 people gathered to discuss banking – but not as we know it. Talk of executive remuneration was replaced by...
A survey from the Financial Times supplement FTfm has found that more than half of women working in asset management have been on the receiving end...
Given the scale of the problems the world faces, can we be optimistic about a future with sustainability at its core? In their first entry of...
The long-running BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary on Saturday. Mark Wilson, a history PhD student at Northumbria University, draws parallels between a 1964 episode and Silent...
New roads and housing developments require “trade-offs” between economic and environmental benefits, the environment secretary Owen Paterson has said. Biodiversity offsetting – where infrastructure developers commit...
The same city that the Economist magazine labelled an “urban ghost” in October has been named city of culture for 2017. For Hull – sometimes forgotten and...
A Russian court has granted bail to nine Greenpeace activists who were arrested back in October in a protest against drilling in the Arctic. This brings...
The construction industry has warned that a review into green levies on energy bills could result in the loss of more than 10,000 construction and insulation...
Medium sized, regional cities rank higher than the likes of London, Manchester and Birmingham in relation to not only economic growth, but quality of life, income...
Garment factory workers in Bangladesh will have their salaries increased by 77% after business owners were persuaded by the government to improve working conditions for employees....