Entrepreneur offers a wearable glitter alternative without the microplastics
Glitter lovers can now sparkle with a conscience thanks to a biodegradable alternative
Making milk sustainable amid the dairy crisis
The UK is facing the biggest dairy crisis for years, with prices slumping to 2003 levels and farms going out of business with alarming regularity. But, as Rin Hamburgh finds, there are several [...]
The new UN sustainable development goals: what’s different?
This weekend the UN sustainable development goals will be agreed upon at a summit in New York. Asghar Zaidi explains how the new goals aim to cover a much broader range of issues and be more [...]
How using alternatives to palm oil could help create a more sustainable world
Diversifying away from palm oil is a challenging issue, but one that’s vital to ensure the longevity of the environment, our health and the economy, says Bhavani Shankar
Refugee camp in Nepal adopts eco ethos
A Bhutanese refugee camp in Damak, Nepal is giving its displaced inhabitants a brighter future thanks to green investment
Travel tips for 2015
The way we travel is constantly changing and 2015 is likely to be no exception. Here, Naomi Tolley looks at the best positive travel trips to take this year, as well as revealing the latest [...]
Around the world without the planes
Slow traveller and author Ed Gillespie discovers the joy of slow travel on a 45,000 mile flight-free journey around the world
Following the threads of authentic Arabia in Oman
Justin Francis, managing director of sustainable tourism site responsibletravel.com, travels to Oman in search of an authentic Arabian experience far removed from the high-rise tourism usually [...]
People, planet and (not for) profit
Greta Rossi, co-founder and chief empathy officer of Akasha Innovation, examines a richer, more sustainable alternative to the traditional three Ps
A new economic logic is emerging
Developments in finance, energy and technology are shifting us from centralised, growth-at-all-costs economics, towards a more democratic, collaborative, interactive and ecological model, based [...]
Changing the story
Editorial: Eventually the media's current narrative for society will become obsolete. For 20 years now, Positive News has been building a new one
No clouded vision for new festival
Cloud Cuckoo Land, a community-focused creative arts festival with a utopian vision, returns for a second year
Who owns the story of our future?
Researching for his first book, Mark Stevenson spent a year looking at the scientific horizon – and came back cautiously optimistic
CREATIVE SUSTAINABLE GARDENING
This book explains how to protect the environment and human health, and retain local and global biodiversity.
