Slow fashion pioneer and social entrepreneur Safia Minney is on a mission to eradicate slavery in fast fashion. In this extract from her new book, Slow Fashion: Aesthetics Meets Ethics, she highlights how businesses and consumers alike can help change the industry for the betterThe post Why fast fashion needs slowing down to cut out modern slavery appeared first on Positive News.
With countries including Finland, the Netherlands and France considering pilot schemes this year, the idea of a universal basic income is gaining momentum. Giving every citizen the same monthly payment, no matter what their employment status or financial situation, is being touted as a way to help redistribute wealth, create a simpler welfare system and give people more time to get involved in their communities. It may seem fair, but is it the best way to give help to those who need it most?
From a show-of-hands vote to oppose development next to a Philippines slum to internet-enabled democracy in the UK, Martin Wright envisions options for democracyThe post Future democracy appeared first on Positive News.
Invited to speak at a conference in Algiers on women’s empowerment, social entrepreneur Greta Rossi reflects on the issue of gender inequality and invites women and girls around the world to find their way towards emancipation by embracing and cultivating their feminine qualitiesThe post ‘We need to cultivate feminine leadership’ appeared first on Positive News.
Increasingly businesses want to be more ethical, believes Business in the Community marketplace director Charlotte West, who argues that some of its members are prioritising purpose alongside profitThe post ‘Ethics are increasingly important to business’ appeared first on Positive News.
Jamie Catto explores what he calls the new alchemy: using anxiety and discomfort to shed emotional baggageThe post The value of discomfort appeared first on Positive News.
Our new Constructive Conversation section presents a complicated issue to two thought leaders. Can there be agreement?The post Transition or revolution? appeared first on Positive News.
Matt Mellen and Jeya Lorenz propose an idea that could give refugees a more secure future and address other pressing issuesThe post Sustainable safe havens for refugees appeared first on Positive News.
