On the day that Xi Jinping is officially confirmed as the new president of China, a report reveals that a third of Chinese companies have public...
The world’s 1.2 billion Catholics have a new leader, after Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis I in an historic ceremony at the Vatican...
George Osborne is set to give his 2013 budget speech next Wednesday, March 20 – and now’s your chance to tell us what you want the...
High net-worth investor confidence has risen to its highest level in three years, according to research by financial advisory firm the deVere Group. The organisation found...
Three companies that have developed Facebook applications to help engage users on sustainability and the environment have been selected as finalists in a competition co-run by...
After kicking off this series profiling environmentally-minded politicians yesterday with Marina Silva of Brazil, Charlie Wood writes about Haïdar El Ali, the Senegalese ecology minister, who...
A provocative website encouraging EDF customers to switch from the big six suppliers has been launched in an effort to help fight campaign group No Dash...
Over the next month, Charlie Wood will be profiling various politicians that have gone to great lengths to push environmental policies to the fore. First up...
FS Insight – a platform for academics and business leaders to share knowledge on finance and sustainability – has launched a Douglas Adams-themed book that delves...
Given it’s International Women’s Day, who better to feature in this week’s TED talk than the queen of the jungle herself, Dame Jane Goodall? Filmed in...
Ecological cleaning brand Ecover is set to develop a new kind of sustainable packing – plastic made from 100% sugarcane, plastic from the sea and post-consumer...
A report by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has examined sustainability practices across the retail industry. The study, 2013 Retail Sustainability Report: Fuelling Continuous Development,...
Around a third of the UK’s carbon emissions come directly from household energy use – but by 2016, all new homes in the UK are due...
Two of the world’s most prominent share indices – the Dow Jones and FTSE 100 – climbed to highs unseen for a number of years on...
The Observer Ethical Awards has launched its 2013 edition, looking for virtuous individuals or organisations that have excelled in the sustainability space over the past 12...