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The ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund Breakthrough Offers Hope, But COP27’s Overall Outcome Remains Inadequate
By: Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss and damage” they suffer as a result of!-->!-->!-->…
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Court Denies Habeas Corpus Plea for Bronx Zoo’s Happy The Elephant
Happy, an elephant housed at the Bronx Zoo in New York since 1977, has been deemed intelligent and worthy of compassionate care, but not entitled to freedom. The decision came from New York’s top court after the Nonhuman Rights Project!-->…
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New Lawsuit Seeks To Make Accommodation Of Vegan Students A Human Right In Turkey
The Vegan Association of Turkey has taken aim at the Turkish Council of Higher Education. The former has launched a lawsuit claiming that the latter has systematically overlooked vegan university students’ right to source nutritious and!-->…
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John Oliver Takes On Environmental Racism
Known for his ability to take complex topics and turn them into crib notes for widespread understanding, John Oliver has done it again. Employing his usual brand of humour, he took on the serious issue of environmental racism on the Last!-->…
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More Than Half Of Global Industrial Fishing Offences Linked To Chinese Vessels, New Study Claims
A new study has revealed that one-third of all fishery offences are connected to industrial interests. Of that third, more than half (59 percent) are connected to Chinese interests. 450 commercial fishing vessels are implicated,!-->…
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Can Blockchain Fix the Chocolate Industry’s Labor Issues?
Transparency is coming to the chocolate industry via blockchain technology, and it could help to mitigate longstanding human rights and labor issues.
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#IWD2022: 10 Women Changing The Future Of Impact In Asia
International Women’s Day is internationally recognised on the March 8th every year, and represents a focal point for women’s rights and is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. At times, it!-->…
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Chef José Andrés Sets Up World Central Kitchen Pop-Ups To Feed Refugees Fleeing From Ukraine
Good Meat board member and plant-forward chef José Andrés has mobilised his non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) platform. Setting up on the Ukraine-Poland border, the organisation is primed to make and distribute countless meals to!-->…
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Climate Migrants Might Be The Answer To A Clean Economy
By Alex Robinson.
The coral atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati is a 29-kilometre-long triangle of white sandy beaches in the central Pacific Ocean. But it isn’t paradise for many residents, who are on the front lines of the climate crisis.
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How Black American Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Agricultural Power
After a century of land loss, there’s now a rising movement of young Black Americans reclaiming their agricultural power and ownership of farmland. It combines the dismantling of racism and marginalisation amid the social justice movement!-->…
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The Truth About Your Fairtrade Chocolate Bar: Q&A w/ Fairafric Founder Hendrik Reimers
In 2016, Hendrik Reimers founded Fairafric, a social enterprise that brings delicious organic chocolate bars to the world, sourced, produced and wrapped in Ghana. Unlike many Fairtrade certified brands, where the most impact isn’t really!-->…
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Open Letter: Dear Gen-Z, Shein Is Using You
As an aging millennial in a world of Gen-Zers/Zoomers, I need to say something. You have GOT to stop shopping on Shein. And when I say that, I include all fast fashion companies, whether they hide their environmental disregard or not. Yes!-->…
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A Tale Of Two Climate Migrants: What Global Warming Does To Weather Refugees
By: Jeremy Deaton
The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, but it does not always welcome climate migrants.
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Starbucks Dropping Its Plant Milk Surcharge Was A Spoof But Dietary Racism Is Not
The nonprofit Switch4Good pranked Starbucks in early December. Together with the Yes Men, they issued a fake press release on behalf of the coffee conglomerate. The release claimed that Starbucks would be dropping its plant milk surcharge!-->…
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Does Your Eyeshadow Shimmer With Child Labor? New Documentary Reveals the Truth About Mica Mining
Scooping the Sustainable Development Goals award at the Japan Prize 2021 ceremony, The Ugly Side Of Beauty has shone a light on the dark side of the cosmetics industry. Calculating the human cost of mica mining, demystifying supply chain!-->…
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Germany’s QOA Raises $6M In Seed Funding For Cocoa-Free Fermented Chocolate Production
Cocoa-free fermented chocolate maker QOA has raised $6 million in seed funding to build out a pilot production facility.
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1 Billion Children At ‘Extreme’ Risk Due To Climate Crisis, Unicef Warns
One billion children globally are facing “extreme” risk from the impacts of the climate crisis, experts from Unicef warn.
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99% of Big Fashion Brands Don’t Disclose If Workers Are Paid Living Wages: Report
The latest index released by the Fashion Revolution shows that 99% of major fashion brands still aren’t transparent about workers wages.
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Alter Eco ‘Won’t Stop Until Entire Supply Chain Is Zero-Landfill’ In Radical Transparency Push
Responsible chocolate brand Alter Eco is taking the lead in radical transparency, releasing its annual sustainability report to document its environmental and human impact – both good and bad. Being “brutally honest” about failing to!-->…
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Q&A: Makers Behind Student-Led Climate Inequality Film ‘OUR 4°C-ABLE WORLD’ – ‘The Problem Lies In The Communication Of…
OUR 4°C-ABLE WORLD is a new student-led theatrical production that has premiered on YouTube on May 1, centred on the disproportionate impact of the climate emergency on marginalised communities. Following the fictional story of teenage!-->…
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French Retailer Casino Sued By Indigenous Amazonians Over Deforestation-Linked Beef
Indigenous people from Brazil and Colombia have filed a lawsuit against French supermarket chain Casino for selling beef linked to deliberate deforestation and land-grabbing in the Amazon rainforest. It represents the first time that a!-->…
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