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The government’s refusal to support proposals to increase the spending power of cooperatives was a “missed opportunity” for the green recovery, according to the MP who promoted it. Labour MP …
Coop green investment bill blocked by government Read More
According to a UN report, the international community as a whole has failed to meet key conservation targets set for 2020, with individual countries, too, failing to successfully meet any …
Global Community Has Failed to Meet 2020 Conservation Targets For the Second Consecutive Decade: UN Report Read More
Just how far has the working class been left behind by the winner-take-all economy? A new analysis by the RAND Corporation examines what rising inequality has cost Americans in lost …
‘We were shocked’: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1% Read MoreIn what has been a bumper week for news stories on single-use plastics, edie explores how corporates are forging ahead with new collection and take-back schemes for recyclable packaging that …
Flurry of corporate plastic announcements hints at a new normal for the circular economy Read More
Recent events in Lebanon tell a story of interwoven crises, culminating in the explosion in Beirut on 4 August. To overcome the crisis in the long-term, recovery efforts must be …
In the absence of the state, people are leading Beirut’s recovery Read More
Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a “guilt gap” between women and …
Guilt, Gender, and an Inclusive Recovery: A Lesson from Japan Read More
The UK economy could enjoy a clean air dividend of £1.6bn if World Health Organisation (WHO) targets for air quality were met, a major new report has calculated. The research, …
Study: Cleaner air could net the UK a £1.6bn economic boost Read More
Lebanon is facing a major food crisis. Struck by an unprecedented economic meltdown, nationwide protests, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, more than 3.7 million people in the small Middle Eastern nation, which …
How the Lebanese Diaspora Is Mobilizing Against Food Insecurity at Home Read More
“If you have business and you have your own money you don’t suffer in your life. I can take my children to school, buy medicine when they are sick. I …
In Uganda, rural women entrepreneurs are escaping poverty with teamwork and training Read More
South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption in the procurement of coronavirus personal protective equipment. The protesters gathered in Pretoria …
South Africa healthcare workers protest, threaten strike Read More