What went right this week: raising the bar on responsible business, plus more
In the ultimate gesture of corporate responsibility, multi-millionaire owners of multimillionaires are obligated to take a mic drop gesture of corporate responsibility.billion dollarClothing firm PatagoniaThe company was donated to fight climate change. Mountaineering Responsible business legend Yvon ChouinardThis week’s announcement That He and his family Have donatedTheir shares Two new entities: Patagonia Purpose Trust and […]
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In pictures: Ukrainian mothers share their perspective on war
Positive News published the first article, In pictures: Ukrainian mothers share perspective on war.
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Eating insects can be good for the planet – Europeans should eat more of them
Edible insects are now a billion-dollar market because of their high protein content and low carbon footprint. Insects are a healthy food source that can be raised more sustainably and cheaper than conventional livestock. While they are a common food in many countries, western cultures are more likely to be disgusted by them. As the […]
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Sustainable fashion: are green textiles the future of fabrics?
C-Fiber One of the biggest environmental and societal issues associated with fabric production is water use and contamination (it takes 3,000 litres of water to make one cotton shirt alone), so anything that reuses the water or even better, doesn’t use any fresh water at all, is a very good thing indeed. Enter fashion-meets-science brand […]
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The menopause: a longstanding taboo that is finally being broken
It used to be referred to in hushed tones as ‘the change’, but the taboo around the menopause is finally being busted, liberating millions of women from suffering in silence Lorraine Kelly, a presenter, shared her personal experience with daytime television. Davina McCall has made two documentaries about it. Mariella Frostrup’s survival handbook tackled it […]
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Why defusing ‘carbon bombs’ offers a promising new agenda for tackling climate change
Academics have identified hundreds of fossil fuel projects that will blow the world’s carbon budget. In doing so they have opened a new line of climate action, argues lead researcher Kjell Kühne A carbon bomb is a project that extracts fossil fuels, such as coal, and emits more than a gigatonne CO2 during its lifetime. […]
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What went right: health wins, hydrogen trains and more positive news
Experts shine a light on unexplained infertility Scientists have discovered a new protein that appears to aid sperm in forming eggs. The protein was named Maia after Maia, the Greek goddess who is motherhood. It could help doctors understand some aspects about infertility. More than half of those who are unable or unwilling to conceive […]
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Seven greening projects in unlikely urban spaces – FFA
6. A garden behind a charity shop in Scotland’s Borders Abundant BordersThe network of community gardens in Scotland called ‘Community Gardens Network’ wants everyone to have access healthy food. It has established growing spaces in allotments, housing developments, and in towns since 2016. The group also transformed a disused, weed-covered area behind the Hawick Salvation […]
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Life on the edge: the growing movement to rewild scruffy urban spaces
Small parcels of land that are underutilized and surrounded by railways, from alleyways to forgotten slivers, are being redeveloped by community growers to increase biodiversity and wellbeing. Ask for forgiveness rather than permission,” is Bríd Ruddy’s advice for starting a project like Belfast’s Wildflower Alley. In 2015, Ruddy (main picture, above) along with neighbours and […]
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Microbakeries, wheat fields and veg plots: how school is going green
Turkey twizzlers have gone, but playground wheat fields are back. These primaries place soil health and growing school dinners at the core of the curriculum. The Friday afternoon queue is building in the playground of Greenside primary school in Shepherd’s Bush, west London. Members of the community are lining up to buy freshly baked focaccia, […]
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