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Imagine an economy of peace
Be it the climate emergency, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine or any of the multiple other intersectional challenges the world is facing today, we are, inexplicably, in a crisis of imagination.
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Coke vs. Pepsi – Who will lead us into the refill and reuse future?
Pepsi’s current amount of reusable or refillable packaging? Zero. Coca-Cola recently committed to making 25% of their packaging reusable or refillable by 2030 - can Pepsi rise to the challenge and be more ambitious than Coke?
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Poisoned Gifts
Nowhere is the failure of the fast fashion linear business model more visible than in the countries where many of these cheap clothes end up once their short lives are over. Greenpeace Germany went to Kenya and Tanzania to witness the problem of imported textile waste in these countries and to find out about some…
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How Fast Fashion is using the Global South as a dumping ground for textile waste
Nowhere is the failure of the fast fashion linear business model more visible than in the countries where many of these cheap clothes end up once their short lives are over. I went on a research trip to Kenya and Tanzania to witness the problem of imported textile waste in these countries.
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Big brands must seize the moment to end the plastic pollution crisis
If big brands like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever have their way, plastic production could triple by 2050. Big brands must end their addiction to single-use plastic packaging and increase their investment in reusable and refillable systems.
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Global plastics treaty: big, bold step to end plastic pollution
The United Nations Environment Assembly announced the outcome of the UNEA 5.2 meeting adopting a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty that addresses the whole life cycle of plastic pollution in the environment, with negotiations opening later this year.
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#PlasticsTreaty: Why a global plastics treaty is essential to Africa
Policy-makers at UNEA-5.2 don’t have to look very far from where they are right now to understand why an ambitious global plastics treaty is necessary.
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#PlasticsTreaty: Stop exploiting African and other global majority countries with ‘waste colonialism’
Richer countries are scrambling to find nations in the global majority to ship their waste off to. Angelo Louw unpacks waste colonialism and the need for a strong global plastic treaty
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The world is ditching plastics with reuse and refill laws and practices
Thanks to pressure from millions of people around the world, governments are finally beginning to acknowledge that the only way to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.
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10 inspiring environmental victories of 2021
Hope is a natural resource too, and it can sometimes feel in short supply. Here are 10 important and inspiring wins for people and the planet from this year.