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Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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Despite pandemic, SA has rallied in charitable giving - global survey

Despite pandemic, SA has rallied in charitable giving - global survey

7 Jul 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021

Climate change: 6 priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

Climate change: 6 priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

Cameron Hepburn and Steve Smith 3 Jun 2021

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021

IIASA researchers produce new framework to enhance national climate action

IIASA researchers produce new framework to enhance national climate action

28 May 2021

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

13 May 2021

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

Kim Harrisberg 11 May 2021

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

Maytaal Angel 6 May 2021

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

29 Apr 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Credit: L'Oréal Group

L'Oréal Paris to cut 50% of carbon footprint by 2030

26 Apr 2021

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

22 Apr 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

15 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Sustainability, it's in the details

Sustainability, it's in the details

Mai Youssef 31 Mar 2021

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Arturo Bris 23 Mar 2021

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

18 Mar 2021

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

12 Mar 2021

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Despite pandemic, SA has rallied in charitable giving - global survey

Despite pandemic, SA has rallied in charitable giving - global survey

7 Jul 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021

Climate change: 6 priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

Climate change: 6 priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

Cameron Hepburn and Steve Smith 3 Jun 2021

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Umberto Bacchi 3 Jun 2021

IIASA researchers produce new framework to enhance national climate action

IIASA researchers produce new framework to enhance national climate action

28 May 2021

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

13 May 2021

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

Kim Harrisberg 11 May 2021

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

Nearly 20 million more people hit by food crises last year

Maytaal Angel 6 May 2021

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

29 Apr 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Credit: L'Oréal Group

L'Oréal Paris to cut 50% of carbon footprint by 2030

26 Apr 2021

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

22 Apr 2021

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

Covid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report

22 Apr 2021

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

15 Apr 2021

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

Target to spend more than $2bn with Black-owned businesses by 2025

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Sustainability, it's in the details

Sustainability, it's in the details

Mai Youssef 31 Mar 2021

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Danone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders

Arturo Bris 23 Mar 2021

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

18 Mar 2021

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

12 Mar 2021

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Xia Zhu 1 Mar 2021

SA venture to benefit from new Mondelez impact investing platform

SA venture to benefit from new Mondelez impact investing platform

25 Feb 2021

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Women inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says

Sonia Elks 25 Feb 2021

How new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change

How new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change

Cameron Tonkinwise and Abby Mellick Lopes 24 Feb 2021

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021

Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite Covid lockdowns

Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite Covid lockdowns

Michael Taylor 18 Feb 2021

Registration for Elon Musk's $100m carbon capture competition opens April

Registration for Elon Musk's $100m carbon capture competition opens April

17 Feb 2021

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021

Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why

Solar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why

Zhengyao Lu and Benjamin Smith 12 Feb 2021

5 climate trends for 2021

5 climate trends for 2021

Daniel Klier 9 Feb 2021