What is the EU’s Directive on Green Claims?
On 22 March 2023, the European Commission advanced a Proposal for a Directive on Green Claims to address misleading sustainability claims and greenwashing.
Global bottled water sales exceed 1 million per minute
A new UNU-INWEH report on the global bottled water industry reveals the massive scale of this market and the lack of strict quality controls.
‘Queen of Recycling’ Isatou Ceesay fights plastic pollution in The Gambia
Isatou Ceesay founded a social enterprise that is helping to fight plastic pollution and empowering women and young people to gain economic independence.
Leaving the city for a farm in the mountains: activism in a time of crisis
In 2020, Mihela Hladin made a radical decision that many, in recent times, have probably considered. This is her story, with photos by Matt Audiffret.
Brazil government driving out gold miners from Yanomami indigenous lands
The Brazilian government has started evicting illegal gold miners, responsible for the health emergency that has hit the Yanomami people.
Many single-use plastics are now banned in the UK
A single-use plastics ban, prohibiting the sale of some single-use plastic products, was announced on 14 January 2023 by the UK Environment secretary.
Asur tribespeople in West Bengal are changing religion to stave off stigma
Asur culture and tradition in West Bengal are on the brink of extinction due to age-old religious stigma and the apathy of the state government.
Oxfam reports billionaires gained most new wealth and global poverty increased
Oxfam report reveals that since 2020, for every dollar earned by those in the poorest 90 per cent of humanity, a billionaire has earned 1.7 million.
Discover Ima Keithel, where over 3000 women run Asia’s largest women’s market
In an extraordinary example of women’s empowerment, a market in India’s Manipur state has been run entirely by women for the past 500 years.
Some fossil fuel advertising is now banned in France
France has banned some fossil fuel ads, but the ban’s limitations – including allowances for natural gas and financial advertising – have led to criticism.