Economics Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:55:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Economics Archives - Positive News 32 32 The waste-busters: six European companies on a mission to design out waste https://www.positive.news/economics/six-companies-on-a-mission-to-design-out-waste/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:56:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=477833 Some ingenious ideas are vying for the Green Alley Award this year

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]]> Tell us about your relationship with secondhand fashion https://www.positive.news/society/tell-us-about-your-secondhand-fashion-habits/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:01:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=477046 Preloved fashion is booming, but where do you hunt for vintage garms? What persuaded you to go preloved? We want to know

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]]> How to save the high street: 10 quickfire solutions https://www.positive.news/society/saving-the-high-street-10-quickfire-solutions-for-the-uk-and-beyond/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:25:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=393633 As another retail giant collapses, many people are asking: what can be done to save UK high streets? Here are some ideas

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]]> Britain’s female-led firms are beacons in gloomy economic times https://www.positive.news/economics/britains-female-led-firms-are-beacons-in-gloomy-economic-times/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=429213 Despite market turbulence and political uncertainty, women are launching more businesses in Britain than ever before

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]]> The surprisingly simple solution to poverty that is changing lives https://www.positive.news/society/the-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-poverty-that-is-changing-lives/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:10:01 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=425987 What if we just give money directly to people who need it? It’s a simple idea that is catching on, with encouraging results

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]]> How two reformed bailiffs made debt disappear for millions of families https://www.positive.news/society/how-two-reformed-bailiffs-made-debt-disappear-for-millions-of-families/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=424865 Families across the US are being relieved of their unpaid medical bills, thanks in part to two former debt collectors

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]]> The ‘solar punks’ turning their London street into a community power station https://www.positive.news/society/the-solar-punks-building-a-london-power-station/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:34:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=413012 Two artists are finding ingenious ways to fund a project that puts power in the hands of people. They hope the idea will catch on

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]]> Once ravaged by war, Iraq’s date palms are swaying once more https://www.positive.news/economics/iraqs-date-palms-are-swaying-once-more/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:28:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=408920 Iraq once led the world in date production, but lost over half its trees to war. One man is on a mission to restore the nation’s palms

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]]> The surprisingly simple solution to homelessness that’s changing lives https://www.positive.news/society/the-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-homelessness-thats-getting-results/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:44:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=409721 Cities adopting a remarkably simple homelessness policy are seeing the numbers of rough sleepers plummet

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]]> Five allies helping us through the cost of living crisis https://www.positive.news/economics/the-people-helping-us-through-the-cost-of-living-crisis/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:30:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=409115 For the millions of people struggling to make ends meet, these money saving heroes have proven a lifeline in tough times

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