On this day 150 years ago, US president Abraham Lincoln made his now-famous Gettysburg Address, in which he announced that the American civil war would bring...
The Prince of Wales turns 65 on Thursday, and despite reaching state pension age, shows no signs of weakening in his role as an advocate for...
By injecting new money into the economy, the government could create a more sustainable recovery, according to a campaign body calling for reform of the financial...
The big six energy companies face losing investment after bosses were grilled over recent price hikes, according to fund managers. In the last month, four of...
High street bank HSBC has been accused of “bankrolling the destruction of rainforests” that are essential for the survival of orangutans and other endangered species. The...
Figures from the RBS SE100 Index show that social enterprise is gathering pace in the UK, with some areas experiencing huge growth. A total £11.3 billion...
The UK boasts the second largest market in Europe for socially responsible investment (SRI) retail funds, according to new analysis. Between June 2012 and June 2013,...
Five years ago today, Barack Obama was elected the 56th president of the US. Charlotte Malone takes a look at the environment, energy and climate track...
In 2008, financial adviser Filip Slipaczek made the headlines. Ethical investment, he said, “is no longer within the domain of the lentil-chewing sandal-wearing lefties of the 1960s....
The main Indian stock market index, Sensex, has reached an all-time high, surpassing 2008’s previous record. Improving investor sentiment resulted in a boost in inflows of...
Network Rail has been told to achieve £1.7 billion worth of savings in the next five years by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). The railways...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that David Cameron’s review into green levies will alter investor incentives for renewable energy. Increasing energy...
The environment, food and rural affairs committee is seeking submissions for an inquiry assessing food security in the UK. The last time the committee looked into...
Helen Ghosh, director-general of the National Trust, has stated the organisation supports technologies that “harvest nature” rather than mines it. The comments follow Ghosh telling the...
The inclusion of a 2030 decarbonisation target for the energy sector in the energy bill has been defeated in the House of Lords. The target has...