The government’s catapult network, which aims to bridge the gap between business and research, is set to be expanded under new plans unveiled by business secretary...
A government adviser has warned banks that abusive practices could hinder Britain’s economic prosperity, saying, “It is time for growth, not greed.” Lawrence Tomlinson, entrepreneur in...
The government needs to go further and act faster in its support of economist John Kay’s recommendations on how to make the financial services industry more...
Tony Poulter, partner and global head of consulting at accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has been named as senior independent director of the Green Investment Bank (GIB)...
The motor industry in Britain is to receive a £1 billion boost from the government and the sector itself, to improve global competitiveness, create apprenticeships and...
The UK’s first bank devoted to green investment has published its inaugural annual report, after having been formally launched in November 2012. Shaun Kingsbury, the chief...
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...
Human rights group Amnesty International has questioned Sweden’s pension fund over its investment in companies that produce drugs used for executions. The organisation claims that the...
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is...
The government has published its nuclear strategy, which it says will make the UK a “leading civil nuclear energy nation” and bring about the creation of...
Former chairman of nuclear firm British Energy, Sir Adrian Montague, will step down from his role as deputy chair of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) in...
In 2009, business secretary Vince Cable said, “Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down...
Four high street banks are to be investigated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) – financial instruments...
The Green Investment Bank’s (GIB) ability to borrow is set to be put back, after George Osborne confirmed that austerity measures will continue for at least...
As it’s St Andrew’s Day, we round up some of the stuff we’ve written about Scotland in the past year or so, ranging from innovative renewable...