It's no secret that the world of Formula 1 (F1) is synonymous with glitz and glamour, and with its revitalised success owing to Netflix and Liberty Media's rebranding and marketing—it's no surprise that everyone's been talking about it. However, there's much uproar regarding its growing popularity concerning its environmental and social impacts, particularly among its ardent …
Frontline communities around the world are paying the ultimate price of a climate crisis. A crisis that they did not create. Leaders of small island nations, facing perilous sea-level rise, have been calling on wealthy nations to pay their fair share of climate finance for decades. When will we finally see reparations for loss and …
“It’s time for urgent action,” the Stockholm+50 website reads. Convened by the United Nations General Assembly, which is the UN's main policy-making organ, this meeting will see heads of states, diplomats, businesses and civil society leaders from all across the globe gather in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022. But just how effective are these …
The number of successful brands in the sustainable fashion industry worth more than $1 billion is becoming increasingly hard to ignore. It’s fair to say that the land of unicorn companies is getting greener and more circular. They might just be replacing the capitalist linear economy for good. But really, how effective are their business …
Last week, we covered the hottest innovations in regenerative retail. This week, we're diving into the world of regenerative Venture Capital (VC) which has an important role in finding, funding, and growing companies that create breakthrough solutions. For the last half-century, VC-funded businesses have been a source of transformative innovations, from the semiconductor to the …
Sustainability can be a tough sell when consumers are ill-informed and/or apathetic. Systemic cracks in the current retail model, the rise of e-commerce and its consequent environmental impact, alongside shifts in mindsets, are driving a need for regenerative retail models and making sustainability more attractive than ever. What does “regenerative retail” mean—why do we need …
In Europe, a steep rise in wholesale gas prices has caused an ongoing energy crisis. Despite fossil fuel companies making record profits in 2021, the rise is so sharp in the UK that up to 25% of households could be plunged into fuel poverty. Panic and desperation have gripped the public as families are forced …
Right now, a number of bills working their way through UK parliament have citizens deeply concerned that the nation’s democracy, and fundamental rights like protest, are under threat. So, what exactly is going on? System change needs protest - but we can't take protest rights for granted Protest is a vital pillar of democracy. Until …
ESGs—which denote a commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance interests—have been around for over two decades. But the war in Ukraine has put them under the public microscope. We take this moment to reframe the inner workings of ESGs: how democratic and effective are they? And why are they backing up the war through Russian …
‘It’s easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of capitalism”.* You’ve probably heard something like this before, the idea that we are so bound by the confines of our current system that we are unable to imagine another way. Climate scientists say that capitalism as we know it is incompatible with …
