Sustainability Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Sustainability Archives - Positive News 32 32 A season of solidarity: eight projects empowering people this Christmas https://www.positive.news/society/a-season-of-solidarity-8-grassroots-ideas-powering-christmas-2025/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:00:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=558470 From lending libraries to children’s charities, grassroots community groups are stepping up this Christmas

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]]> Sustainable gifts: 27 meaningful presents that do good https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/sustainable-gifts-27-meaningful-ideas-that-do-good/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:05:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=554892 From organic clothing to wild jams, here are 27 sustainable gifts to give this Christmas

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]]> The world in a dress: the project with 1.5 billion stitches https://www.positive.news/society/the-world-in-a-dress-the-project-with-1-5-billion-stitches/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:08:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=539883 Fourteen years, 380 embroiderers and 1.5bn stitches: the Red Dress lets people around the world tell their stories through embroidery

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]]> Anything but basic: why one designer took two years to make the perfect white T-shirt https://www.positive.news/society/anything-but-basic-why-one-designer-took-two-years-to-make-the-perfect-white-t-shirt/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:00:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=530834 When Síofra Caherty set out to create a simple white tee with full traceability, she discovered just how complex ethical fashion can be

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]]> Life lessons: Patrick Grant on what life so far has taught him https://www.positive.news/society/life-lessons-patrick-grant-on-what-life-so-far-has-taught-him/ Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:45 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=530857 The founder of ethical fashion brand Community Clothing on feeding his pigs, not feeding billionaires and why money isn’t key to happiness

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]]> High on life: why exercising in nature is more than the sum of its parts https://www.positive.news/society/high-on-life-why-exercising-in-nature-is-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:36:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=523886 One of the most effective ways to boost mental and physical wellbeing is to get active in nature – and there’s growing evidence to prove it

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]]> ‘No gear, all the ideas’: the farming collective offering up land to sustainable businesses https://www.positive.news/environment/no-gear-all-the-ideas-farming-collective-offering-land-sustainable-businesses/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:37:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=498876 Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses

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]]> A powerful new film shows nature restoration in action https://www.positive.news/environment/powerful-new-film-shows-nature-restoration-in-action/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:35:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=497783 A documentary shot in England showcases novel ideas for restoring nature across our cities, land and seas

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]]> Is green the new black? New sustainable fashion show to kick off https://www.positive.news/society/good-clothes-show-prioritises-sustainable-fashion/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:56:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=494198 The organisers of this week's show hope to bridge the gap between pop culture and sustainable fashion

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]]> Seven ways to transform your house into an ecohome https://www.positive.news/environment/seven-ways-to-transform-your-house-into-an-ecohome/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:16:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=491590 As a cutting-edge eco house training facility opens in Wiltshire, how to transform your home into a sustainable haven – and what it might cost 

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