Big Society Capital’s is asking the Government to consider expanding the eligibility for schemes under its Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) number stating that criteria are currently too limiting and have been inhibiting take-up.

HSBC and Walmart are partnering in a scheme to offer suppliers improved financing in return for demonstrating progress under either the retailer's Sustainability Index Program or Project Gigaton.

SEB and a group of 23 companies led by Finnish energy company Fortum have initiated a project to create a market-place for trading in certificates for the removal of carbon dioxide.

Australian retail chain Woolworths Group is aiming to further reduce its environmental impact by becoming the first supermarket to issue green bonds certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Insurer Hannover Re has announced that it will terminate the reinsurance of newly planned coal-fired power plants or mines - one of the core demands in the campaign of German campaigning organisation urgewald and the international NGO network Unfriend Coal.

Europe has invested €27bn in new wind farms during 2018 according to WindEurope’s annual Financing and Investment Trends report published today.

Legal & General has announced it has invested £44.6m in an innovative partnership with Croydon Council to provide 167 homes for families on the housing waiting list.

The financial sector must address climate-related risks, Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has stated in an article penned with French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau and Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) chair Frank Elderson in The Guardian.

Moody’s Corporation has acquired a majority stake in Paris-based Vigeo Eiris, an ESG research, data and assessments company. The acquisition will strengthen Moody’s ambition to be a standards provider for ESG.

BNP Paribas has released its latest survey of institutional investor attitudes to ESG considerations, attempting to explore how institutional investors are embedding ESG principles and practices into their day-to-day activity.

Ecclesiastical Insurance is attempting to identify the good causes the public like, and will then £1m donated to these charitable causes this summer.

The new Step Forward campaign from Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) to raise awareness of volunteering in the local community has enlisted the support and partnership of Legal & General.

H&M has vowed to reveal full supplier transparency for all garments on its hm.com, the majority of H&M Home interior products sold online, and customers will also be able to access the information when shopping in stores by using an app to scan the price tag on a product to see its details.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Landsec have announced their commitment to three initiatives of the Climate Group, these initiatives are focused on electric vehicles (EV100), energy productivity (EP100), and renewable power (RE100).

Independent trust Power to Change has launched a campaign entitled Community Business Matters with a series of films to mark the countdown to this year’s Community Business Weekend and give an insight into how community businesses across the country are helping to tackle some of society’s biggest problems including loneliness, lack of training and employment opportunities and poor mental health.

The hot and sunny Bank holiday weather has helped the UK break another energy milestone as supply went 90 hours without any input from coal-generated electricity according to the National Grid.

Electric vehicles (EVs) have dominated the visions of clean transport, but they are not without problems (the scarcity and rights issues of lithium and transmission to recharging points). Now Hyundai is promoting hydrogen as a viable alternative.

KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut owner Yum! Brands has committed to pursuing a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, franchises and supply chain and to explore purchasing renewable energy.

A programme from Hubbub and funded by the Starbucks 5p cup has been launched to aid communities in the collection of paper cup waste.

IKEA Greenwich store has become the first retail unit to achieve a BREEAM UK New Construction Post Construction rating of over 90 per cent for its sustainability.

Energy minister, Claire Perry said the UK should be proud of its climate efforts, and that the country is a world leader in tackling the issues around climate change. Responding to the recent demonstrations in London, Perry said protesters might in future consider expressing their views "without undermining the consensus" needed for progress.

The European Parliament today voted to cut carbon dioxide emissions from new trucks by 30 per cent by 2030 and reward manufacturers whose electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles make up at least 2 per cent of new truck sales with a less stringent target.

The fund management division of Legal and General (L&G), Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM), is to continue to vote against boards where concerns remain around environmental-based issues.

Zambian villagers can sue mining company Vedanta Resources over alleged pollution in the UK, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The Competition and Markets Authority has called for a shake-up in the UK audit market to address “serious competition problems” in the industry. It says the legislation is needed to address both the vulnerability of the industry to the loss of one of the Big Four, and current inadequate choice and competition.

Typhoo is the sixth and final major tea brand to publish its list of tea suppliers. The new transparency is a response to the 'Who picked my tea?' a campaign led by Traidcraft Exchange and supported by anti-slavery organisation Freedom United.

Former VW chief executive Martin Winterkorn has been charged with fraud in Germany, over three years after the emissions scandal broke and a year after charges were brought in the US.

Extinction Rebellion, a campaigning group, has closed several London roads creating traffic congestion across the capital. Staring at 11 am, the ‘International Rebellion’ has caused blockages at Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, as well as targeting the headquarters of Shell.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Chartered Bank over £100m for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) breaches in two higher risk areas of its business. This is the second largest financial penalty for AML controls failings ever imposed by the FCA.

After the £100m fine by the FCA, the bank now facing a total of $1.1bn in fines for breaking US sanctions against Iran after the US Department of Justice, New York Department of Financial Services, Manhattan district attorney, Department of Treasury, Federal Reserve have joined with the FCA in an additional settlement.