Ideas and solutions to live a more environmentally conscious life.
Waitrose introduces a groundbreaking cork recycling initiative, a first among major UK supermarkets. Discover more about their trial schemes.
Unwanted flowers used by Unilever for fragrance. Collaboration with researchers and suppliers creates sustainable, cost-effective ingredients.
Harvard study links the eco-friendly planetary health diet to lower risks of premature death, diseases, and reduced environmental impact.
Decathlon’s 'No Tent Left Behind' campaign urges festival goers not to leave their tents. Returned tents will receive a full refund.
Boop sells imperfect or excess beauty products at a discount, to reduce the 90 million beauty products thrown away each year in the UK.
First carbon negative home unveiled in Nassau, Bahamas. Home for the World removes & avoids same amount of CO2 as 5,200 mature trees!
Are very small electric cars with swappable batteries going to be a popular choice for city vehicles in future?
Air expelled from ventilation systems can make corn and spinach grow taller and larger. This is good news for roof gardens and farms.
The largest companies in the fashion business are getting (a bit) better at disclosing information about their human rights and environmental policies, practices and impacts a new study has found. But they’re still in F-grade territory with an average performance...
With just 400 weeks until 2030 - the date most governments and businesses are targeting for substantive climate measures to be in place - the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is picking up pace. That’s creating huge potential growth in the EV charging market....
The idea that being green means sacrifice and going without was epitomised by Boris Johnson’s denigration of the “hair shirt-wearing, tree-hugging, mung bean-eating eco freak”. When the UK prime minister said that in 2020, the message was clear: a sustainable...
Despite energy price rises kicking in across the world, most consumers are still in favour of transitioning away from fossil fuels to more climate friendly and sustainable energy sources.A new global report from the World Economic Forum, based on data gleaned from...
Pick up takeaway cappuccino. Drink it on the way to the office. Throw away the cup in the recycling bin. Easy, right? Actually most coffee cups can’t be recycled through public recycling bins and you could actually be responsible for all the rubbish in that bin -...
The cost of living is rising fast, mainly as a result of sharp increases in the price of energy, food and other essential goods. So many people are looking for ways to economise without reducing their quality of life. Researchers have some good news - adopting a...
Whether your love for music stems from dancing the night away to live music, streaming music from your device or in front of your decks mixing songs, the industry itself offers mixed reviews in terms of its sustainability. Therefore, it's vital to know what’s being...
Many eyes are now turning to the sea as we hunt for solutions to global problems like climate change, biodiversity loss and unhealthy diet. Water covers more than 70 per cent of the planet, much of it teaming with thousands of species of algae, which is proving to...
Whether you’re raising a glass to progress on tackling climate change at COP26 or you want to drown your sorrows that the pledges don’t go far enough, there’s a new book that will help you choose a more sustainable spirit for the occasion.A Good Drink: In Pursuit...
The era of ‘climate positive’ eating out is here. As we scramble to reduce our impact on the planet, a new generation of cafés and restaurants is making the task easier - and more enjoyable - for us.Tim Grant is an unlikely eco-warrior at first glance. Looking at...
The average person is now eating less meat. The health and environmental benefits of reducing meat consumption have been known for a while, but there’s evidence that people are now actually changing their eating habits to a more plant-based diet.An extensive study...
How are people’s fashion behaviours and preferences changing? In partnership with Conscious Fashion + Lifestyle NetworkGreta Thunberg, the Swedish activist and campaigner, was recently chosen to be the first ever cover girl for newly launched Vogue Scandinavia...
