Sustainable Development Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:33:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Sustainable Development Archives - Positive News 32 32 The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel https://www.positive.news/society/dion-terrelonge-fashion-psychologist/ Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:33:31 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=478131 Dion Terrelonge researches the impact of fast fashion on the environment and on self-expression

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]]> Debunking junk: 10 years of rethinking rubbish https://www.positive.news/environment/green-alley-award-10-years-of-rethinking-rubbish/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:46:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=471920 Some horizon-expanding companies have won plaudits from the Green Alley Award in its 10 years to date, altering how we think of waste

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]]> The circular economy is coming to Europe. Here’s how https://www.positive.news/environment/green-alley-award-circular-economy-europe/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:12:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=456391 Three new European policies, from laws on sustainable packaging to textiles, are being rolled out across the continent

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]]> From dithering to dynamism: how UK businesses can ramp up progress on the SDGs https://www.positive.news/society/how-uk-businesses-can-ramp-up-progress-on-the-sdgs/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:57:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=449501 There are just over six years left to meet the SDGs. Here’s how the UK is doing

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]]> The Faroe Islands is doing tourism on its own terms https://www.positive.news/environment/how-the-faroe-islands-started-doing-tourism-on-their-own-terms/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:13:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=446913 Once a year the Faroe Islands closes to tourists – except those willing to roll up their sleeves and help fix the place

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]]> How a group of Peruvian coffee farmers are thriving despite the odds https://www.positive.news/economics/peruvian-coffee-farmers-are-thriving-despite-the-odds/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 06:45:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=440680 The Amazonas region is a leader in sustainable coffee production. Here’s how one coffee co-op is building resilience

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]]> ‘It can be done. It must be done’: what the latest IPCC report tells us https://www.positive.news/environment/a-summary-of-the-ipcc-report/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:03:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=428507 Time is running out, but we can still turn things around. A summary of the IPCC report, by two of its authors

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]]> Six lifestyle changes that can help avert the climate crisis https://www.positive.news/environment/how-can-i-help-stop-climate-change/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385554 The IPCC has delivered its ‘final warning’ on climate change, but insists there is still time to act. Here’s how to take action

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]]> Introducing the world’s first floating city https://www.positive.news/environment/introducing-the-worlds-first-floating-city-maldives/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:19:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=407362 Construction is underway in the Maldives for a floating city to house 20,000 people – a trailblazing solution to rising sea levels

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]]> The retrofit boom: the builders who won’t just knock it down and start again https://www.positive.news/environment/the-retrofit-boom/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:30:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=405011 As the construction industry moves towards a more sustainable future, is it time we stop knocking down buildings?

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