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4 reasons why fast fashion will never be green
Fast fashion brands flood the market with cheap, trendy clothing at an unsustainable rate, creating enormous environmental and social harm. Despite their attempts at greenwashing; their business model is fundamentally incompatible with true sustainability. Here are four key reasons why fast fashion will never be green.
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How can I think of the planet when I can’t even afford the rent?
When paying the rent, finding a decent job, or putting food on the table are at the top of your concerns, climate change seems to be something for somebody else to solve, isn’t it?
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Indonesian fishers file historic human trafficking lawsuit against major US seafood company
The suit alleges that Bumble Bee Foods knew or should have known about the appalling conditions onboard the vessel but knowingly benefited from the forced labor practices and human trafficking of fishers.
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A seat at the table remains unoccupied without a seat on the bus
The journey to empowerment, leadership, and economic independence begins in public spaces, on buses, and in metros—places that should enable freedom, not restrict it.
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Buses are free for women in Delhi: What can the world learn from it?
To commemorate International Women’s Day, the SystemShift, a Greenpeace podcast that explores how we can move from a world that serves the economy to an economy that works for people and the planet, launched a new episode with the extraordinary model of Delhi, India, where women are passing from not stepping outside home to using…
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The eyes of Europe are on Switzerland: increased European scrutiny on implementing the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (CMDH) will meet in Strasbourg from 4 to 6 March to examine Switzerland’s implementation of the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment. In April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy breached human rights—an unprecedented victory. Nearly a year later, with no action taken, the…
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On Marshall Islands Remembrance Day, Greenpeace calls for nuclear justice and reparations from the United States
"Today on Remembrance Day the trauma of Bravo continues for the remaining survivors and their descendents — this is a legacy not only of suffering, loss, and frustration, but also of strength, unity, and unwavering commitment to justice, truth and accountability.”
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More powerful than Hiroshima: how the largest ever US nuclear weapons test built a nation of leaders in the Marshall Islands
Like the resilient people of the Marshall Islands who refuse to give up, Greenpeace stands in genuine and deep solidarity by elevating the voices and stories of the communities impacted by the testing of nuclear weapons and the dangers it imposes.
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From Davos to G20: It’s time to tax the super-rich for a green and just future
In January, Greenpeace activists sent a clear message at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: #TaxTheSuperRich to fund a green and just future. This month, we are taking our demands for fair global tax rules to the G20 in South Africa, as the Finance Ministers meet for their first session.
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How could religious principles boost climate action?
With an estimated 84% of the world’s population identifying with a religious group, faith communities hold immense potential for mobilising action on climate change.
