Utilities are one of the sectors that sees the most active developments over time, with a strong focus on constant optimization and improvement of the available...
BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has announced it will be implementing a new strategy called “Responsible Dividend”. Responsible Dividend will focus on the increasingly important...
There have been three great economic revolutions in human history. Each one has laid solid foundations for the next revolution. I would argue that the foundations have...
Now in its 6th year, the leading market intelligence tool for social ventures, the NatWest SE100 Index, is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2015...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that energy efficiency has the potential to boost economic growth and sustainable development and not only reduce energy demand,...
The European commission has put forward a proposal to increase the EU’s recycling targets, tackle food waste and create green jobs in member states, to switch...
Mining associations and civil society groups in Canada have set up new payment transparency standards for the industry, which they say will enable citizens, governments and...
In Prosperity Without Growth Tim Jackson argues that the capitalist model has failed and the increasing level of consumerism is unsustainable. Growth promotion has led to...
China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 7.5% in the second quarter of 2013, according to economic data released on Monday. The trend is a...
Mark Carney entered the Bank of England’s (BoE) offices on Threadneedle Street in London for the first time as governor this morning. He is tasked with...
MPs must vote in favour of a decarbonisation target when the energy bill passes through parliament on Tuesday, knowing that the failure to do so would...
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) recently picked out six sectors, and the ‘greening’ of which can ensure long-term prosperity for developing countries: agriculture, fisheries, forests, manufacturing, renewable...
This week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for more effort by the UK government to stimulate a strong and sustainable recovery. Simon Leadbetter lays out what...
Euan McVicar from law firm Pinsent Masons has become the new legal adviser for the Green Investment Bank (GIB), after spending a large proportion of his...
The budget takes place this Wednesday. Faced with the loss of the UK’s AAA rating and the inexorably rising public debt, the chancellor will feel his...